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Philadelphia 1841 first edition Lea & Blanchard. Hardcover. Octavo, 206p., original paper covered boards with tan cloth spine. Spine label present but very rubbed so only barely legible. Tiny ink scribble inside front cover and date in ink on title page - no other ownership marks, Near Good, lightly worn, lightly toned. Rare. Volume 1 only (of 2). .

Paris: Baudry's European Library; Stassin and Xavier, 1841. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A scarce fashionable society novel by Lady Charlotte Bury, the first Paris edition of this tale which follows the love lives of two sisters. The first Paris edition of this work, complete in one volume, as issued.A scarce work.This is Volume CCCXXII of Baudry's European Library series 'Collection of Ancient and Modern British Authors'. 'Family Records' is a silver-fork novel, following the lives of two upper-class sisters living in fashionable society in England. The novel is a romance drama, seeing the sisters entangled in love affairs, overseen by villainous characters.Also including two short stories, 'The Promise', and 'The Lovers'.Written by Lady Charlotte Bury, Lady-in-Waiting to Caroline of Brunswick, and is best remembered today for her 'Diary Illustrative of the Times of George IV', and for her 1828 novel titled 'Flirtation'.Bookplate of Guy de Vilmorin to the front paste… Leer más