DIANA OF THE CROSSWAYS
by George Meredith
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG++/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Mansonville, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
London- UK: Chapman & Hall, Ltd, 1886. DIANA OF THE CROSSWAYS- George Meredith- Chapman & Hall, Ltd- London-UK-1886- 1st Edition- Thus- Complete in 1 Volume- Leather- Hardcover:-8vo- VG++/ no dj as issued- 3/4 leather and marbled boards as are the endpapers- five raised bands on spine-some rubbing at the extremities, but a solid spine and textblock, square and tight- 398pp all clean, no tears or writing- top edges are gilt-SEE PHOTOS- "The work explores the financial and emotional problems of a talented woman novelist." Excellent and very collectible- RARE in this leather format-only copy we've found on the net!- Originally published in the Fortnightly Review World Cat states the 1885 3 volume edition + another single volume of 1885 and 1887, but none as this dated in 1886 on title page-"New Edition"- Fiction-romance-adventure-novelist (3550) . 1st Edition Thus. 3/4 Leather & Marbled Boards. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- jakoll (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3550
- Title
- DIANA OF THE CROSSWAYS
- Author
- George Meredith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London- UK
- Date Published
- 1886
- Keywords
- Fiction-romance-adventure-novelist
Terms of Sale
jakoll
Payment must be received within 7 working days. Payments by cheque will be held 10 working days to clear. Full refund of purchase price only if item has been misdescribed as pertains to condition. Mailing costs non-refundable. Item must be returned in the same condition as it was originally sent out for refund conditions to apply.
About the Seller
jakoll
Biblio member since 2007
Mansonville, Quebec
About jakoll
We specialize in Modern 1st Edition, Children's books, Vintage classics, vinyl records, original movie posters, sports cards, comics, postage stamps and coins.We only sell online at this time and have been doing so for over 30 years.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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