East Lynne
by Mrs. Henry Wood
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Mena, Arkansas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dick & Fitzgerald Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Good/none. Green, blind stamped boards, gilt lettering on front and spine. Loose binding, all pages intact. Possible American first. Dedication to original owner from Grandmother and Grandfather. NRA stickers adhered to front and back. Some woodblocking. East Lynne was an English sensation novel of 1861- a Victorian bestseller. It is remebered chiefly for it's elaborate and implausible plot centering on infidelity and double identities. Lady Isabel Carlyle, a beautiful and refined young woman, leaves her hard working but neglectful Lawyer husband and her infant children to elope with an aristocratic suitor. After he deserts her and she bears their illegitimate child, Lady Issabel disguises herself and takes the position of Governess in the household of her former husband and his new wife..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Supercalifabulistic Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000084
- Title
- East Lynne
- Author
- Mrs. Henry Wood
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Dick & Fitzgerald
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- English, Victorian, infidelity, double identities, Aristocrat, Romance, Drama
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Supercalifabulistic Books
Biblio member since 2013
Mena, Arkansas
About Supercalifabulistic Books
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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...
- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...