Lot 72
Woman novelist.- Norman (Mrs. Elizabeth) The Child of woe. A novel., 3 vol. in 1, rare, Dublin, Printed for Messrs. P. Byrne, P. Wogan, J. Parker and J. Moore, 1789.
Hammer Price: £1,600
Description
Woman novelist.- Norman (Mrs. Elizabeth) The Child of woe. A novel, 3 vol. in 1, lacking title to vol.2, vol.2 I7 tear near upper inner corner with loss of a few letters, vol.3 N5 a couple of tears within text without loss, a few short tears, foxed and stained, mostly lightly browned throughout, contemporary sheep, crudely rebacked (likely contemporary), corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, large 12mo, Dublin, Printed for Messrs. P. Byrne, P. Wogan, J. Parker and J. Moore, 1789.
⁂ Rare, with only two copies recorded by ESTC (Cambridge & Trinity, Dublin). There is an equally rare London imprint of the same year (two copies ESTC). Seemingly the author's only printed work.
Provenance: John Platt Weakey, Saddleworth (ink inscriptions to front free endpaper).
Description
Woman novelist.- Norman (Mrs. Elizabeth) The Child of woe. A novel, 3 vol. in 1, lacking title to vol.2, vol.2 I7 tear near upper inner corner with loss of a few letters, vol.3 N5 a couple of tears within text without loss, a few short tears, foxed and stained, mostly lightly browned throughout, contemporary sheep, crudely rebacked (likely contemporary), corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, large 12mo, Dublin, Printed for Messrs. P. Byrne, P. Wogan, J. Parker and J. Moore, 1789.
⁂ Rare, with only two copies recorded by ESTC (Cambridge & Trinity, Dublin). There is an equally rare London imprint of the same year (two copies ESTC). Seemingly the author's only printed work.
Provenance: John Platt Weakey, Saddleworth (ink inscriptions to front free endpaper).
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