Danesbury House

RARE edition of the first novel written by an eminent English novelist Ellen Wood (née Price; 1814-1887), better known in that respect as Mrs. Henry Wood. She is remembered most for her 1861 novel 'East Lynne', but many of her books became international bestsellers and widely known in the United States. This early novel was published as the prizewinning entry in a competition for "the best Temperance Tale, illustrative of the injurious effects of Intoxicating Drinks". 165x115mm. 347 pages (with additional 8 advertisement pages). Original blue cloth boards rebound with red cloth spine and without whitepages. Cover worn and stained. Cover corners and edges bumped and peeling. Sticker on front cover. Spine edges/rear hinge slightly bumped/wrinkled. Spine faded/yellowing and stained. Pencil and ink inscriptions on title page upper edge. Stamp on title page (Gabinetto Scientifico a Letterario di Vieusseux). Title page fore edge torn and taped- NO damage to text. Some pages coming loose from binding; pages 129-144 detached from binding (but present). Some pages slightly age-stained/dog-eared. Some page edges slightly worn - NO damage to text. Pages yellowing and wavy. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare edition of a once very popular 19th-century English novel is overall in good reading condition.

Edizione: by mrs. henry wood.