Fanny (Signed)

Easton Press, 2009-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. Signed. Flat signed by Erica Jong on limitation page. Includes certificate of authenticity also signed by Jong. Bound in full leather. Stamped with 22kt gold gilt design on cover front, back and spine. All edges gold. Silk moire fabric end papers. Satin ribbon place holder. Fine binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. For more than 30 years, the Easton Press has been the standard for finely bound, profusely gilt classic leather bindings. *Autographed by author.* <br> "Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny Hackabout-Jones. Told as a diary to her daughter, Fanny begins her story when she is discovered upon the doorstep of a great house in Wiltshire, where she grows to luscious young womanhood under the care of Lord and Lady Bellars. Circumstances force her to run away to London to 'seek her fortune', and on the way, she falls in with witches, highwaymen, a Madam, Famous Notables of the Day (such as Swift and Hogarth), pirates and other assorted characters. Fanny experiences a series of hilarious adventures which not only test her mettle as a woman (and force her to grow up) but reveal the world of 18th century England, Africa and the Caribbean with detailed accuracy. Fanny, written in the language of the 18th century, is a parable of a woman's life in a time when women suffered much greater oppressions than they do today. It is also a novel about mothers and daughters, a social history of 18th century life and mores.