Emmeline. With Some Other Pieces, by Mary Brunton, Author of Self-Control, and Discipline

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~TITLE CONTINUES: To which is prefixed a Memoir of her Life, including some extracts from her correspondence. ~~Original half dark green calf, marbled paper to boards. Raised bands, gilt ruling, blind decor, and red gilt label to spine. Boards and board edges much rubbed. Some wear to corners and to base and top of spine. Tiny area of worm (?) damage near base of spine over front hinge (0.5cm). All edges speckled red, faded. 8v0 (12 x 19.5cm). Small area of dampstaining to top and bottom edges near spine, not affecting interior of book. Armorial bookplate of L. H. King. Harman (1816 1875) to inside front board. Slight dampstaining to inside front board and to blank front endpages. Cracking to front endpapers over inner hinges. Some foxing to rear endpapers, and a few very minor instances throughout. Text block cracked before title page. Portrait frontis. Mary Brunton (nee Balfour) (1778-1818), Scottish writer. Emmeline, her last novel, was left unfinished after Brunton died following childbirth, aged 39. It was sufficiently complete, however, for her widower, Alexander Brunton, to see it through the press, in a memorial volume (this edition) which includes his account of her life, and many of her own letters. ~Robust packaging. All UK orders trackable, others on request. Size: cxxii, 195pp. N° de ref. del artículo JJ5000

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