The Children of the Abbey: A Tale (signed and owned by Anna Dill Gamble)

Language: English

Published by Porter & Coates, Philadelphia, PA, 1870

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Seller: Yesterday's Book Shop, CORVALLIS, OR, U.S.A.Yesterday's Book Shop

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See photos for condition details. Hardcover, orange cloth boards show quite a bit of scuffing and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear, spine is darkened and sunned. The internal binding of the text portion of the book is good, but the hinges show thin cracking at both boards. The book also contains 19th-century library markings: the front pastedown contains a label stating it was presented to the St. Francis Xavier Library of Gettysburg by Anna Dill Gamble and her signature also appears on the title page. The first end page also has handwriting present, one being an 1870 Christmas gift inscription with something erased above it and the rear pastedown as a label pasted in stating "this book must be returned". The title page also has a faint embossed round seal, presumably naming the library. The exterior is the main reason for the low condition grade but the interior binding makes this a suitable reading copy as the pages are still securely attached with no tears. There is foxing and spotting present but mainly the pages are just toned due to age, with the exception of the two frontis illustrations which are quite foxed due to reacting to the tissue guard. Anna Dill Gamble was internationally recognized as an advocate for world peace and active in the women's suffrage movement. After her death she was nominated as one of the most influential women leaders in York County's history.…

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Bibliographic details

Title
The Children of the Abbey: A Tale (signed and owned by Anna Dill Gamble)
Author
Regina Maria Roche
Publisher
Porter & Coates, Philadelphia, PA
Publication year
1870
Condition
Good-
Signed
Signed by Other
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
F. O. C. Darley
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller catalogs
19th Century, Fiction, Romance / Love Stories / Erotica

Yesterday's Book Shop

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Yesterday's Book Shop is a small, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in Maryland in 1966 under the name The Collector's Corner, which mainly dealt in older books, stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the main focus became only books and printed matter.

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