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True Love: A Comedy of the Affections
Edith Wyatt
1903
McClure, Phillips & Co : New York
7.5" by 5"
288 [8]pp
SUMMARY
A very scarce first edition of this critically successful romance fiction portraying the evolving of women's roles.
First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,Very Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 15.99
EU Postage: £ 13.99
European Postage: £ 14.99
Asia Postage: £ 18.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99
DESCRIPTION
A very scarce first edition of this work.
In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with illustrated paper boards.
With four leaves of publisher's advertisements to the rear.
Compared to the likes of Jane Austen for its satirical take on social manners, this work centers on the relationships between two families. The Marshes, an unpretentious family with small-town ties, and the Hubbards, Chicago elitists with repressive social ethics.
For the time of its publishing, Wyatt compares and contrasts the conventions of romantic fiction to an impressive degree.
CONDITION
In the original quarter cloth binding with illustrated paper boards. Externally, very smart with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Scattered handling marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
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.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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