Mad Lucas. The Strange Story of Victorian Britain's Most Famous Hermit.
by Whitmore, Richard (signed):
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cley-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hertfordshire: North Hertfordshire District Council, 1983 First edition. Signed by the author on title page. Hardcover book . Cloth and pictorial dustjacket. 73pp, plus b&w photos in plates. Quarto. After tracing the tradition of hermits, the author describes the life of James Lucas, a wealthy landowner who lived barricaded inside his house in Hertfordshire for over 25 years, and became a celebrated and abused figure in Victorian society, arguing with any callers, including Dickens who wrote a critical article on him. The author cites medical opinion on his condition. Very Good in Very Good jacket. Some light browning to endpapers and closed page edges, jacket yellowed to white with some spotting. Pictures available.
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Details
- Bookseller
- David Ford Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29334
- Title
- Mad Lucas. The Strange Story of Victorian Britain's Most Famous Hermit.
- Author
- Whitmore, Richard (signed):
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hertfordshire: North Hertfordshire District Council, 1983
- Bookseller catalogs
- British History;
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About the Seller
David Ford Books
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Cley-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk
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David Ford Books is a member of the P.B.F.A. and sells a wide range of quality out of print and antiquarian books through their book sales and at bookfair throughout the UK. The condition of our books is of the utmost importance to us, with few falling below the VG and many in Fine condition. All dust wrappers are protected. Should you wish to discuss a book, or your requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us by email or (as I prefer to talk to customers personally) by telephone.
David Ford Books is a member of the P.B.F.A. and sells a wide range of quality out of print and antiquarian books through their book sales and at bookfair throughout the UK. The condition of our books is of the utmost importance to us, with few falling below the VG and many in Fine condition. All dust wrappers are protected. Should you wish to discuss a book, or your requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us by email or (as I prefer to talk to customers personally) by telephone.
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