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Alida; or, Town and Country [Bound with] Abednego the Money Lender: A Novel
by [SAMMELBAND] SEDGWICK, Susan Anne Livingston and Mrs. Gore
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York, 1844-1845. Mixed Editions. Two volumes bound in one; octavo (23cm.); contemporary half black morocco over marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine ("Alida" only); text of both novels printed in double column. Boards scuffed, a few leaves in the first volume rather curled, pp. 22/3 separated but present, contemporary owership signatures to both title pages, else Good or better. Contents as follows:. 1. [Susan Anne Livingston Sedgwick]. Alida; or, Town and Country. New York: Henry G. Langely, 1844. Novel of a beautiful but willful woman whose character improves when her father moves the family out to the countryside of Brookfield, Massachusetts. WRIGHT I 2373.
2. Mrs. [Catherine] Gore. Abednego the Money Lender: A Novel. New York: E. Ferrett & Co., 1845. Later edition. Lesser-known novel by the English author who achieved fame for her dandy novels. See Sadleir 1017 for the first (1843) edition, published in three volumes under the title "The Money-Lender.
2. Mrs. [Catherine] Gore. Abednego the Money Lender: A Novel. New York: E. Ferrett & Co., 1845. Later edition. Lesser-known novel by the English author who achieved fame for her dandy novels. See Sadleir 1017 for the first (1843) edition, published in three volumes under the title "The Money-Lender.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45369
- Title
- Alida; or, Town and Country [Bound with] Abednego the Money Lender: A Novel
- Author
- [SAMMELBAND] SEDGWICK, Susan Anne Livingston and Mrs. Gore
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Mixed Editions
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1844-1845
- Bookseller catalogs
- Women; Social Fiction; Literature Before 1900;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- A.N.
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Marbled boards
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Octavo
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