Meredith George Written (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL Selling since 2002, over 20 years of EXCELLENCE. Bright, clean Dark Green Leatherette #4, 1925-1929Y: Meredith's first and most controversial novel concerns Sir Austin Feverel's misconceived attempts to educate his son Richard according to a system of his own devising - a system based on theories of sexual restraint. Exploring generational and gender conflicts, the psychology of sexual jealousy and repression, and myths of Eden and Utopia. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel shocked Victorian readers but gained for itself a cult following.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20+ YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. VERY RARE COPY with EVEN RARER, ORIGINAL 1927 DJ. DJ is light green (looks white on scan) with red trim covered in mylar; has price of 95 cents; has an inch and half chip on top DJ edge which allows gold book title on book spine to peak through; per Toledano, has Hardy's Jude the Obscure, NOT Dumas' Three Musketeers listed inside. . BOOK is covered in dark green leatherette (limp cloth); spine #4; small leaping torchbearer on front; Bernhard EP; green topstain; previous owner's name neatly written on front endpaper. SYNOPSIS: Meredith's first and most controversial novel concerns Sir Austin Feverel's misconceived attempts to educate his son Richard according to a system of his own devising - a system based on theories of sexual restraint. Exploring generational and gender conflicts, the psychology of sexual jealousy and repression, and myths of Eden and Utopia. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel shocked Victorian readers but gained for itself a cult following. Sold like hot cakes when it first came out. Oh là là.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. RARE COPY with EVEN RARER, ORIGINAL 1927 DJ. DJ is light green and red covered in mylar; has price of 95 cents; per Toledano, has Hardy's Jude the Obscure, NOT Dumas' Three Musketeers listed inside; chips on top corners, spine edge top and bottom also along top back edge (see scan). BOOK is covered in dark blue leatherette (limp cloth); spine #4; small leaping torchbearer on front; Bernhard EP; blue topstain. SYNOPSIS: Meredith's first and most controversial novel concerns Sir Austin Feverel's misconceived attempts to educate his son Richard according to a system of his own devising - a system based on theories of sexual restraint. Exploring generational and gender conflicts, the psychology of sexual jealousy and repression, and myths of Eden and Utopia. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel shocked Victorian readers but gained for itself a cult following.…