The Lady Lost in Time Tapa dura - 1986

Collins, Sydney, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Good. 174 pp, illustrated dustwrapper, wear marks to top and bottom edges of boards. A factional historical novel of the life and art of Mary Beale, in the 17th-century. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 000222223X. ISBN/EAN: 9780002222235. Inventory No: 000430. . 9780002222235

Sydney: William Collins, 1986. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in very good jacket), minor edgewear jacket (little rubbed), spine ends boards little rubbed, pages toned, edges lightly foxed, stamp bottom edge. 174 pp. The Lady Lost in Time, by Nancy Cato (William Collins, 1986). First edition. Novel by Australian author Nancy Cato about the art and life of Mary Beale. Many years ago the author acquired, by accident, a 17th century portrait. This led to an interest in the Stuart portrait painters, and during two visits to London in the late 1970s she began to look into the story of Mary Beale. The result of this study is a charming historical novel. The author gives us a vivid insight into life in artistic circles over 300 years ago, the trials and heartbreaks of running a household and raising a family in plague-torn London, and the courageous story of Mary Beale, who was intent upon liberating herself from the considerable constraints of 17th century society.