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196530020HBDJ 1965 1st edition Early Reprint SMALL EMBOSSED Purple CLOTH Hardback WITH GOLD GILT ON SPINE Cover FINE- condition in a very good dust jacket with a bit of spine darkening TINY CHIPS WEAR EXTREMITIES DJ Back of DJ says few of 500 Authors .VG DJ with bumping wrinkling chipping and small tears along edges and corners. Rubbing and minor general shelf wear to DJ. Discoloring to spine area. The book is in Fine- or better condition. Majority of DJ is intact and simply showing shelf wear. Stories Present a Gathering of Remarkable Guests at Country House & Each guest INDULGES HIS OWN Point of View plot of Nightmare Abbey revolves arourd the hero Scythrop Glowry's unwillingness to make up his mind which of two young women he is in love with. Headlong Hall an almost 200-year-old satire is the name of the ancestral home of the Headlongs Welsh gentry of ample means and some<br /><br /> EVERYMAN’S LIBRARY E. P. Dutton and Co. Inc. FISH ANCHOR ON DJ SPINE DENT hardcover
1837827J35London: Richard Bentley 1837. Cloth. Good Only. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. A collection of four novels by Thomas Love Peacock bound as one the personal copy of notorious English writer Lytton Strachey. A collection of four novels by noted nineteenth-century writer and close friend of Percy Blysshe Shelley Thomas Love Peacock. Including the following works: Headling Hall originally published in 1816 and set on the country estate of Squire Harry Headling Ap-Rhaiader Esq. in Wales. Nightmare Abbey originally published in 1818 and provides a satire of nineteenth-century literary trends. Maid Marian originally published in 1822 and set in twelfth century England. Crotchet Castle originally published in 1831 and focuses on a group of eccentrics used to derive humour and social satire from Victorian interactions. All of these works have been bound together and form Volume LVII of the Standard Novels library published by Richard Bentley. Including an engraved frontispiece and a vignette title page. Collated and complete.This was the personal copy of English writer and founding member of the Bloomsbury Group Lytton Strachey noted by his bookplate to the verso of the front free-endpaper. Strachey is most known for establishing a form of biography which uses psychological insight and sympathy along with irreverence to create a unique depiction of an individual's life. He was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his biography of Queen Victoria 1921. In the original cloth binding. Externally some shelf wear to the boards and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Slight fading to the spine and extremities. Cloth is split to the head of the front joint and the tail of the rear joint. Bookplate of Lytton Strachey to the verso of the front free-endpaper. Internally front hinge has failed exposing the interior of the spine. A few spots to the pages which are otherwise generally bright and clean. Good Only Richard Bentley hardcover
A9781107030732Hardback. New. This new edition of Headlong Hall provides an authoritative text of Peacock's ground-breaking first novel. Alongside a substantial historical and critical introduction this volume contains full textual and explanatory notes that trace the genesis of Peacock's satirical fiction and identify its many ancient and modern sources. hardcover
1837844P29London: Richard Bentley 1837. Leather. Good Only. 6.5" by 4". Not Stated. Four of Thomas Love Peacock's popular and widely read novels including his Gothic and Romantic works. Four popular novels by Thomas Love Peacock issued in one volume.Illustrated with a frontispiece and engraved title page.This volume includes 'Headlong Hall' 'Nightmare Abbey' 'Maid Marian' and 'Crotchet Castle'.'Nightmare Abbey' is a topical Gothic novel which satirised the contemporary styles particularly the Romantic obsession with morbidity.'Headlong Hall' was Peacock's first long work of fiction grouping a selection of eccentric and obsessive people together at a country estate in Wales.In 'Crotchet Castle' Peacock assembles a group of obsessive eccentrics. 'Maid Marian' is romantic novel a charming novella.Peacock was an English novelist active during the nineteenth century. He was a close friend of Percy Shelley the friends influencing each other's works. Peacock was a satirical writer best known for 'Nightmare Abbey' and 'Crotchet Castle'. In a half calf binding with floral cloth to the boards. Externally lacking the backstrip. Rear board may detach with further handling held by one cord only. Rubbing to the leather to the joints and extremities with a little loss. Light rubbing to the boards. Front hinge is strained. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front free endpaper. Rear and rear free endpapers detached. Internally firmly bound pages 399-402 are detached. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots. Ink inscription to the head of the engraved title. Faint tide mark to the margins of the frontispiece and engraved title. Good Only Richard Bentley hardcover
1929307872New York: Everyman's Library 1929. Everyman's Library Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Owner nameplate on front pastedown. Everyman's Library hardcover
1907016698UK: Dent 1907. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good . 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. 1st Edition 1907. 1st Dent edition and very un-common early edition. Undated. Attractive art nouveau design. Book is very good and bright. Spine a little lightened. Contents good. More images can be taken upon request. ref 13540 <br/> <br/> Dent hardcover
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1817757L1London: T Hookham 1817. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 4". None. A very scarce first edition of Thomas Love Peacock's noted novel 'Melincourt'. It is Love Peacock's second novel. In a contemporary quarter calf binding with paper covered boards.The premise of this novel is Love Peacock's attempt to ridicule the so-called Rotten Boroughs of the United Kingdom. These areas had electorate so small that they were frequently used by a patron to gain unrepresentative influence within the unreformed House of Commons. It is a vibrant satire which sees an orangutan as a member of parliament. Sir Oran visits Melincourt where he meets the heroine of the tale Anthelia Melincourt. Other themes in this satire include consumerism the dangers of paper-money the value of chivalry and the boundaries between humans and animals. Bound without the half-titles.With the bookplate of John Phillips Beavan to the front pastedown. A rare work and one of Thomas Love Peacock's best satires. In a half calf binding with paper covered boards. Externally very smart with light patches of rubbing to the head and tail of spines. Bookplates to the front pastedowns. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright. Scattered spots to the endpapers. Occasional light spots throughout. Very Good Indeed T Hookham hardcover
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2022__1107032261Cambridge University Press 2022. Hardcover. New. 600 pages. 8.86x5.83x1.77 inches. Cambridge University Press hardcover
2022x-1107032261Cambridge University Press 2022. Hardcover. New. 600 pages. 8.86x5.83x1.77 inches. Cambridge University Press hardcover
A9781107032262Hardback. New. This is the first scholarly edition of Thomas Love Peacock's most ambitious and comprehensive satire a novel brilliantly engaged with myriad early nineteenth-century controversies. Alongside an authoritative text this edition features an introduction and explanatory notes that expertly situate Melincourt in its historical and literary contexts. hardcover
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192824153<p>Many wood engravings by Horace Walter Bray. Very good with slightly bumped corners some dusting and very slight rubbing.</p> Gregynog Press hardcover
Z1-ZZ-007-00886UNKNO. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. UNKNO unknown
20169781533094964-2025CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2016. Hardcover. New/New. <p><strong>Author:</strong> Thomas Love Peacock</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Hardcover</p><p><strong>ISBN:</strong> 9781533094964</p><p><strong>Release Date:</strong> 2016</p><p><strong>Number Of Pages:</strong> 66</p><p><strong>Details:</strong> Nightmare Abbey is a novella by Thomas Love Peacock it is a classic that has been enjoyed by many for generations and is his third long work of fiction to be published. Any profits generated from the sale of this book will go towards the Freeriver Community project a project designed to promote harmonious community living and well-being in the world. To learn more about the Freeriver project please visit the website - www.freerivercommunity.com</p> CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform hardcover
