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Roxana. The Fortunate Mistress
by Defoe, Daniel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/Very Good
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
(New York): The Bibliophilist Society, 1931. First published in 1724, this was Defoe's final novel, in the same vein as his "Moll Flanders," written two years earlier. A popular 18th Century theme was the decline of a young woman into harlotry, allowing some moralizing along with titilation. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition Thus, an imprint by the "Bibliophilist Society." This publisher was active from 1929-1933, specializing in classic titles that were a bit risque. Often they were illustrated with slightly erotic artwork, as here. Black cloth binding, ruled, with orange titling on the spine. Clean text; 322 pages, with illustrated endpapers. There is no location given, but it is New York. Mild bumps; rubbed a bit on the bottom boards. The dustjacket mostly complete, with some large chips; it has separated at spine from the rear cover; Held together by an archival plastic protector.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/Very Good. Illus. by John Alan Maxwell. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004618
- Title
- Roxana. The Fortunate Mistress
- Author
- Defoe, Daniel
- Illustrator
- John Alan Maxwell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- The Bibliophilist Society
- Place of Publication
- (New York)
- Date Published
- 1931
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Erotica;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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