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Foxglove Manor
de Robert Buchanan
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Bien
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Chatto and Windus, 1884. First edition. Leather. Good. 7" by 5". None. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce melodramatic sci-fi novel by Robert Buchanan. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work.Complete in three volumes.A curious novel, 'Foxglove Manor' is a classic Victorian melodrama, with a fresh and unexpected science fiction twist. 'Foxglove Manor' follows a married couple, a scientist husband who is protective of his beloved wife, who is being threatened by the seductions of a vicar. In order to protect her, the husband puts her into suspended animation. This is a sensational potboiler, which is not regarded as one of Buchanan's greatest works.By Robert Williams Buchanan, a Scottish dramatist, poet, and novelist.Half-title is present in each volume. In a quarter morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Spines are rubbed. Light marks to the boards, a little heavier to the head of the front boards. Light bumping to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the occasional scattered spots. Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 904P48
- Título
- Foxglove Manor
- Autor
- Robert Buchanan
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Chatto and Windus
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1884
- Tamaño
- 7" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- Foxglove Manor robert buchanan melodrama suspended animation robert buchanan
- Atención
- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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Sobre el vendedor
Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
