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Orley Farm
de Anthony Trollope
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Bien
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Chapman and Hall, 1866. First edition. Cloth. Good. 9.5" by 6" . J. E. Millais. The first remainder edition of this realist novel by Anthony Trollope, with illustrations by John Everett Millais. A first edition, later issue, made up in 1866 from remaindered sheets of the first 1862 edition with a new title-page. Two volumes bound in one, without new title page for vol. II as called for and without half-title.Originally published in monthly shilling parts between 1861 and 1862, this novel by Anthony Trollope became the author's own favourite, though it undersold upon publication. Author George Orwell stated the book contains "one of the most brilliant descriptions of a lawsuit in English fiction."A realist novel concerning themes of human character and relationship, exploring guilt, revenge, suffering, and love and hate. Illustrated by Pre-Raphaelite artist and child prodigy John Everett Millais, with frontispieces to each part and thirty-eight full page plates. Collated, complete with last plate 'Farewell' misbound to face p. 311 instead of 314 of vol. II. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. With shelf wear and bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities, head and tail of spine chipped with minor loss to head, cracking along the front joint, boards soiled and lightly marked, backstrip now laid down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally very clean. Illustrated with frontispieces to each part and thirty-eight full page plates. Collated, complete, with last plate 'Farewell' misbound to face p. 311 instead of 314 of vol. II. Good
Sinopsis
When Joseph Mason of Groby Park, Yorkshire, died, he left his estate to his family. A codicil to his will, however, left Orley Farm (near London) to his much younger second wife and infant son. The will and the codicil were in her handwriting, and there were three witnesses, one of whom was no longer alive. A bitterly fought court case confirmed the codicil. Twenty years pass. Lady Mason lives at Orley farm with her adult son, Lucius. Samuel Dockwrath, a tenant, is asked to leave by Lucius, who wants to try new intensive farming methods. Aggrieved, and knowing of the original case (John Kenneby, one of the codicil witnesses, had been an unsuccessful suitor of his wife Miriam Usbech), Dockwrath investigates and finds a second deed signed by the same witnesses on the same date, though they can remember signing only one. He travels to Groby Park in Yorkshire, where Joseph Mason the younger lives with his comically parsimonious wife, and persuades Mason to have Lady Mason prosecuted for forgery. The prosecution fails, but Lady Mason later confesses privately that she committed the forgery, and is prompted by conscience to give up the estate. There are various subplots. The main one deals with a slowly unfolding romance between Felix Graham (a young and relatively poor barrister without family) and Madeline Staveley, daughter of Judge Stavely of Noningsby. Graham has a long-standing engagement to the penniless Mary Snow, whom he supports and educates while she is being “moulded” to be his wife. Between the Staveleys at Alston and Orley Farm at Hamworth lies the Cleve, where Sir Peregrine Orme lives with his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Orme, and grandson, Peregrine. Sir Peregrine falls in love with Lady Mason and is briefly engaged to her, but she calls off the match when she realises the seriousness of the court case. Meanwhile, Mr. Furnival, another barrister, befriends Lady Mason, arousing the jealousy of his wife. His daughter, Sophia, has a brief relationship with Augustus Stavely and a brief engagement to Lucius Mason. Eventually Furnival and his wife are reconciled, and Sophia's engagement is dropped. Sophia is portrayed as an intelligent woman who writes comically skillful letters.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 815A46
- Título
- Orley Farm
- Autor
- Anthony Trollope
- Ilustrador
- J. E. Millais
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Chapman and Hall
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1866
- Tamaño
- 9.5" by 6"
- Palabras clave
- first editions anthony trollope Condition Rating Good fiction je millais anthony trollope Condition Rating Good
- Atención
- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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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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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
