The Rubicon
Benson (E.F.)
From Lycanthia Rare Books, Newark, NOTTS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 13 April 2020
From Lycanthia Rare Books, Newark, NOTTS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 13 April 2020
About this Item
First edition, first printing. 2 vols. 8vo. Original burgundy cloth lettered in gilt. The true first edition of the second work by Mapp & Lucia creator E.F. Benson. We can trace no copies of the first edition at auction or in commerce, and only one copy clearly recorded in WorldCat (the British Library only has the Tauchnitz edition published the same year). This is the first printing, in two volumes and with the advertisements dated 'October 1893' and only listing Benson's first book, Dodo. Unfortunately, the work was not well received or commercially successful, despite publisher Methuen's best efforts, which included reprinting the work in one volume with spurious statements suggesting the books was so popular it had been through multiple impressions to meet demand. The story concerns Eva Grampton, who accepts a marriage proposal from the young aesthete Lord Hayes. When Eva meets the handsome Reggie, however, she begins to regret her decision. Contemporary Grosvenor Gallery Library label to rear covers, a little minor rubbing to extremities, overall a very good set. Seller Inventory # 84703
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Rubicon
Publisher: Methuen, London
Publication Date: 1894
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
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