LORNA DOONE: A ROMANCE OF EXMOOR - Complete set of two volumes - Illustrated

R. D. Blackmore

Edité par Henry T. Coates & Co., Philadelphia, USA, 1890

No date. Circa 1890. Complete two volume set. Illustrated with captioned-red-titled tissue-guarded photographs by Dr. Charles L. Mitchell, Philadelphia and F. Frith & Co. Reigate, Surrey, England. Photogravures by A. W. Elson & Co. Boston throughout the two volumes including frontispiece to Volume I: Entrance to Lorna Doone and a photogravure portrait of Lorna Doone to Vol II. ***Vol I: Twenty-seven plates; Vol II: twenty-four plates. With a two-page preface to the twentieth edition to the fore of volume I by the author, dated October, 1882. ***Both volumes very good in pale cream cloth-covered boards with elaborate gilt illustrated and bordered spine and front boards. Top edges gilt. Boards clean and bright. No inscriptions. Pages clean. Small bump to bottom corner of rear board to volume I. Please note that the interior hinges of volume II have exposed webbing (common to this set, due to the heaviness of the quality paper used - to accommodate the many photographic illustrations. Spine to Volume II still tight. ***Both volumes very good in the original publisher's plain thick red cloth dustwrappers with gilt titles to spine, preserving the bright gilt illustrated cream boards beneath. Dustwrappers very slightly rubbed and creased at the edges and head and tail of spine. Spines of dustwrapper slightly discoloured. Front and rear panels of dustwrappers clean and bright. ***208mm x 144mm. Volume I: 565 pages. Volume II: 516 pages. ***'And of all the men in our country, although we are of a thick-set breed, you scarce could find one in threescore fit to be placed among the Doones, without looking no more than a tailor. Like enough, we could meet them man for man (if we chose all around the crown and the skirts of Exmoor), and show them what a cross-buttock means, because we are so stuggy; but in regard of stature, comeliness, and bearing, no woman would look twice at us. Not but what I myself, John Ridd, and one or two I know of - but it becomes me best not to talk of that, although my hair is gray.' ***'Perhaps their den might well have been stormed, and themselves driven out of the forest, if honest people had only agreed to begin with them at once when first they took to plundering. But having respect for their good birth, and pity for their misfortunes, and perhaps a little admiration at the justice of God, that robbed men who were now robbers, the squires and farmers and shepherds at first did nothing more than grumble gently, or even make a laugh of it, each in the case of others. After a while they found the matter gone too far for laughter, as violence and deadly outrage stained the hand of robbery, until every woman clutched her child, and every man turned pale at the very name of "Doone".' [Quotes from Chapter V: An Illegal Settlement] ***An antiquarian, circa 1890 edition - a complete set of two volumes illustrated with tissue-guarded captioned, red-titled fine photographic illustrations throughout, some by Francis Frith & Co. All photographic illustrations to both volumes present, as called for. ***A very nice decorative gilt antiquarian set. Uncommon to find in the UK. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. N° de réf. du vendeur 6726

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : LORNA DOONE: A ROMANCE OF EXMOOR - Complete ...
Éditeur : Henry T. Coates & Co., Philadelphia, USA
Date d'édition : 1890
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : Very Good
Edition : Later Edition