Modern Society

Edinburgh: William Whyte and Co, 1840. 6th printing. Leather bound. Fair. 8vo. Quarter leather over marbled boards. Marbled edges. Decorative endpapers. 470 pp. Binder's copy. Front board detached. Edges scuffed. Ownership mark on front free endpaper. Interior is very good. This is an early printing of Scottish novelist Sinclair's light-hearted tale of the fashionable life of… Read more about this item

London: William White and Co, 1838. Leather. Good. 9" by 5". None. A copy of 'Modern Society; or The March of Intellect, the Conclusion of Modern Accomplishments', a study of female education, by Catherine Sinclair, 'Daughter of the late Right Honourable Sir John Sinclair, Bart'. Catherine Sinclair (17 April 1800 – 6 August 1864) was a Scottish novelist… Read more about this item

London: William Whyte and Co, 1844. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 4.5". None. A finely bound copy of Sinclair's novel for children. Seventh Thousand. In a half calf binding. Externally, smart, lightly rubbed in places. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and clean with just the odd spot or mark. Small burn to the corner of p.21, not affecting… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: William Whyte and Co, 1838. Seventh Thousand. 368 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Booklabel of Arar Mary Martin. VG. Seventh Thousand. 368 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.

New York: Robert Carter & Brothers. 1849. Hardcover. Good in boards. Scuffing to front and rear panels. Soiling on pages. Heavy soiling and toning to front and rear pastedown, as well as front and rear end pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

William Whyte and Co., Wdinburgh. 1840. Half calf, marbled boards, edges and endpapers. Spine decorated in gilt with contrasting lable. Some occasional foxing throughout. Ownership signature to front end paper. Boards and outer edges slightly scuffed. A nice copy.

(London: Ward, Lock: no date) Revised and corrected edition. Suggest about 1860 (?) Decorated cloth pp. 438 and 10 publisher's advertisements. Illustrated in colour and in black and white. All edges gilt. Some wear to cloth and gilt faded, but internally a good, if not a very good, copy.

Edinburgh: William Whyte & Company. Good; Owner's Name Inside. 1847. Hardback. 470 pages .

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Modern Society; or, the March of intellect, the Conclusion of Modern Accomplishments. by Miss Catharine [Sic] Sinclair..

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

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Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New.