Doreen: The Story of a Singer
by Edna Lyall
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: C. Arthur Pearson, c1900. Paperback. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A scarce sixpenny novel edition of this exciting work by Edna Lyall, or Ada Ellen Bayly. Early sixpenny novel edition. Scarce work. Following Doreen, an Irish singer whose father has been imprisoned due to his nationalist sympathies. Will her love for a young Englishman survive through the political turmoil? Written by Edna Lyall, the pen name of Ada Ellen Bayly, an English novelist who supported the women's suffrage movement from an early age. In the original pictorial paper wraps. Externally, sound with chipping to the extremities and the odd mark to the board. Loss to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 856T53
- Title
- Doreen: The Story of a Singer
- Author
- Edna Lyall
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- C. Arthur Pearson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1900
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Doreen Singer Lyall Bayly Singer
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.