Marianne Thornton, A Domestic Biography 1797-1887 de Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970. [Thornton, Marianne, 1797-1887]

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1956. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). Very Good book / no jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and sound. Corners and spine ends bumped. Fading to covers. No markings. xii + 337 pages.
This truly was a 'domestic' biography, documenting the life of Forster's great aunt. Marianne died in 1887, when Forster was aged eight, but his decision to focus upon her rather than one of his more publicly famous ancestors enabled him to emphasize the private implications of public life and give pride of place to the inner life. He was intrigued by the personality that emerged from the wealth of family archives he plundered during his research, and Marianne's longevity enabled him to draw a rounded portrait of public and private life from the Georgian England of unreformed parliaments to the year of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.

NY: Harcourt, Brace (l956) Octavo, 337pp.. First Edition.. Fine in Good- dust jacket.

HARCOURT BRACE. Hardcover. GOOD. 0 9789900240631 1956 FIRST EDITION, GOOD+ HARDBACK, IN GOOD+ DJ, [COVER & EDGES LIGHTLY WORN, SIGNED BY WM. JOVANOVICH] A DOMESTIC BIOGRAPHY 1797-1887

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1956. First US Edition. Hardcover. There is some light chipping around the edges of the DJ with tiny tears. There is some light rubbing to the DJ as well, heavier on the back cover. .

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. "In recounting the life of his great-aunt, one of the foremost living writers tells not only of a remarkable woman but of an extraordinary family during the course of England's greatest century." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on paste-down endpaper. Bookstore's sticker on back paste-down endpaper near spine. Spine is slightly skewed and loose, small bump on bottom right corner of front board, slight discoloration on head edges of boards, pages are lightly tanned. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ is lightly tanned, corners of flaps are clipped, very faint discoloration down front flap. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 337 pages .

New York, NY: Harcourt Brace & Co, 1956. 1st Stated Ed. Hardbound. 8vo. 5 Pgs.. Fine. Marianne Thornton, A Domestic Biography, 1797-1887 by E M Forster. Published by Harcourt Brace & Co, New York, NY, 1956. 1st Stated Edition. No DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Fine. 337 Pgs. LCCN 56-6662. Biography based almost entirely upon family papers. Description text copyright 2001 BooksForComfort. Item ID 3844.

Harcourt Brace and Company. Stated First Edition.Clipped DJ in archival cover light wear. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1956.

New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1956. First American edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Green boards, green cloth shelfback. Fine in fine dust jacket. First American edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Kirkpatrick A34b