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The Life of Mary Russell Mitford, Related in a Selection from Her Letters to Her Friends. 2 Vols.(I, II of III only)
L'Estrange, Rev. A.G. (Ed.) · London
- Author
- L'Estrange, Rev. A.G. (Ed.)
- Date
- 1870
- Place
- London
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Tall 12mo.(5" x 7.375") 2 of 3 volumes, lacking Vol. III. 334, 339 pp. Full burgundy cloth covers with black rule framing beveled boards, rear in blind. Spine with gilt lettering. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed with tiny loss to upper tips. Head and foot of spines chipped with small loss, covers rubbed, stained, with evident water damage. Tender hinges, strating in Vol.I with mesh visible.Vol.I curiously has a 8-line manuscript scrap of paper and portrait pasted to the reverse of the half-title which appears to have been written after the paper was pasted into book as the ink continues to the title page (see pic). And, although it appears to be an autograph of the books subject, she passed 15 years prior to publication, perhaps it being a same named relative? The inscription mentions a Bride as in "Hail to the gentle Bride" with which the inscription begins. More research needs to be done. So although this is an incomplete set of books in only good condition, perhaps it is worthwhile to research further.
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- Fine Bindings & Sets
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- S.I.8262
The Life of Mary Russell Mitford, Related in a Selection from Her Letters to Her Friends. 2 Vols.(I, II of III only) 1870. London: Richard Bentley.
Tall 12mo.(5" x 7.375") 2 of 3 volumes, lacking Vol. III. 334, 339 pp. Full burgundy cloth covers with black rule framing beveled boards, rear in blind. Spine with gilt lettering. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed with tiny loss to upper tips. Head and foot of spines chipped with small loss, covers rubbed, stained, with evident water damage. Tender hinges, starting in Vol.I with mesh visible.Vol.I curiously has an 8-line manuscript scrap of paper and portrait pasted to the reverse of the half-title, which appears to have been written after the paper was pasted into the book as the ink continues to the title page (see pic). And, although it appears to be an autograph of the book's subject, she passed 15 years prior to publication, perhaps it being a same named relative? The inscription mentions a Bride as in "Hail to the gentle Bride," with which the inscription begins. More research needs to be done. So, although this is an incomplete set of books in only good condition, perhaps it is worthwhile to research further.
Mary Russell Mitford (16 December 1787 – 10 January 1855) was an English essayist, novelist, poet, and dramatist. She was born at Alresford in Hampshire, England. She is best known for Our Village, a series of sketches of village scenes and vividly drawn characters based upon her life in Three Mile Cross near Reading in Berkshire.
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Good
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