1862 3rd Ed. The Rural Life Of England – William Howitt
The Rural Life of England. By William Howitt and published in London by Longman Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green. 1862 third edition. 615 pp. 8.75” x 6.25”.
The Rural Life of England. By William Howitt and published in London by Longman Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green. 1862 third edition. 615 pp. 8.75” x 6.25”.
Published by various publishers over the course of 8 years (Parker, Son and Bourn to Longmans, Green), London, 1862-1870. Gilt page edges all around. Clean, unmarked, complete. I will call the set Good to Very Good.
Used copy with cover and shelf wear. Some foxing. 1862 Fuller copy.
LES MISERABLES BY VICTOR HUGO. Victor Hugo's Les Miserables has been described as "one of the best half-dozen novels every written.". Introduces Jean Valjean, recently released from prison, and the struggles of Fantine, a single mother, as she tries to provide for her daughter, Cosette.
The product is a hardcover illustrated book titled "Godeys Lady" with 44 pages, originally printed in 1862. The book contains one tore-off page and is an original edition. It is written in English and belongs to the region of North America. The book is not signed or personalized, making it a unique collectible for those interested in antiquarian and rare books.
[J3] Very good condition- some small spots of wear to cloth covers, spines showing minimal shelf wear. Fading and light foxing to endpapers, pages slightly faded at edges. Dark stain to top corners of some volume 1 pages- approx 20-200, as well as occasional pencil margin lines to early pages of volume 1- only up to around page 80, slight fold to page 40 of volume 1, and pages ~285-235 of volume 2. Otherwise a clean and unmarked copy.