Evenings at Haddon Hall, A Series of Romantic Tales of the Olden Time. With Illustrations by George Cattermole.
by Calabrella, E.C. de, Baroness, editor [Cattermole, George, illustrator]
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About This Item
London: Bell & Daldy, 1873.. 432pp. Full calf, armorial device on front cover, a prize binding. Marbled edges and end papers. Award sticker on front end paper from Victoria College, Jersey, 1877. Illustrated title page and 24 inserted plates. Calf rubbed, competently rebacked at some point, small private library sticker on rear end paper, internally quite fresh. The first edition was issued in 1846, there are many others. A collection of romantic, historical tales, nicely illustrated.
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- William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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- Title
- Evenings at Haddon Hall, A Series of Romantic Tales of the Olden Time. With Illustrations by George Cattermole.
- Author
- Calabrella, E.C. de, Baroness, editor [Cattermole, George, illustrator]
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Publisher
- London: Bell & Daldy, 1873.
- Keywords
- fiction literature historical victorian british illustrated
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William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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