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To The Adventurous
Edith Nesbit
1923
Hutchinson & Co : London
7.5" by 5.5"
286, [2], 40pp
SUMMARY
The first edition of this vanishindly scarce and sought after collection of short stories for adults by beloved author Edith Nesbit.
First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,Very Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work. Only two records of this work being sold at auction, in 2017 and 2011. There are only six records of this work being held institutionally, at the University of Oxford Libraries, Trinity College Dublin Library, British Library, University of Cambridge Libraries, National Library of Scotland, and the London Library.
A brilliant collection of short stories for adults by the noted children's author Edith Nesbit.
This collection includes nineteen tales, a mix of genres from romance to horror. Notably this includes her horror story 'The Pavillion', which features a vampire plant, and a woman who is so beautiful that she enchants any man who meets her.
Other stories in this collection include 'The Unfought Duel', 'The Glastonbury Scandal', 'Saccharissa and the Candlesticks', 'A Woman's Vengeance', 'Not Exceeding £5', and more.
Nesbit is beloved for her classic children's novels, of which she wrote around forty during her life. She often wrote in a contemporary fantasy setting, which inspired many authors, such as Diana Wynne Jones, J. K. Rowling, and C. S. Lewis.
Forty pages of adverts to the rear, dated for Autumn 1922.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Spine and head of the boards are faded. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few small marks to the boards and spine. Faint tide mark to the spine. Spots to the endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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