Lot 21
[Radcliffe (Ann)] The Romance Of The Forest: Interspersed With Some Pieces Of Poetry, 3 vol., first edition, T. Hookham and J. Carpenter, 1791
Hammer Price: £2,200
Description
[Radcliffe (Ann)] The Romance Of The Forest: Interspersed With Some Pieces Of Poetry, 3 vol., first edition, vol. 1 with short tear to foot of title and D4 with horizontal crease obscuring 2 words and with short fore-margin tear just running into text without loss, vol. 2 with occasional light damp-staining to lower corner, vol. 3 with short tear running into text without loss, light foxing and occasional soiling, pencil ownership inscription to head of titles and the Eardley armorial bookplate to vol. 2 & 3 front pastedowns, contemporary tree calf, neatly and sympathetically rebacked and recornered, preserving original (somewhat chipped) backstrips, extremities rubbed, preserved in custom calf-backed drop-back box with gilt spines, [Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1791: 58; Rothschild 1700; Summers p. 483; Tymn 1-315], 12mo, T. Hookham and J. Carpenter, 1791.
⁂ Radcliffe's scarce third novel, the Rothschild copy is noted as lacking the initial "J." on the vol.1 title imprint, present here.
Description
[Radcliffe (Ann)] The Romance Of The Forest: Interspersed With Some Pieces Of Poetry, 3 vol., first edition, vol. 1 with short tear to foot of title and D4 with horizontal crease obscuring 2 words and with short fore-margin tear just running into text without loss, vol. 2 with occasional light damp-staining to lower corner, vol. 3 with short tear running into text without loss, light foxing and occasional soiling, pencil ownership inscription to head of titles and the Eardley armorial bookplate to vol. 2 & 3 front pastedowns, contemporary tree calf, neatly and sympathetically rebacked and recornered, preserving original (somewhat chipped) backstrips, extremities rubbed, preserved in custom calf-backed drop-back box with gilt spines, [Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1791: 58; Rothschild 1700; Summers p. 483; Tymn 1-315], 12mo, T. Hookham and J. Carpenter, 1791.
⁂ Radcliffe's scarce third novel, the Rothschild copy is noted as lacking the initial "J." on the vol.1 title imprint, present here.