Mrs Ratcliffe (6 results)

Condition: Very Good. Mahajan, Yogesh (illustrator). Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1835, Good to Very Good/no dj, 16mo., Volume 1 only (of 2), 219pp., decorated printed papered boards hardcover, slightly chipped but mostly intact backstrip title label, lacks free endpapers but binding tight, corners bumped, edges shelf-worn, some light foxing throughout, a couple pages dog-eared but text overall clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Ix + 190 Pages, Plus 15 Photo Plates And A Fold-Out Map. No Date Stated, Probably 1930S. A Soundly Bound Book In Rather Worn, But Undamaged, Covers. The Map Is Creased But No Tears. Includes A Few Fragments Of The Original Dustjacket. Not Ex Library.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 304 pages. illustrated A VG fresh copy lacking a dust jacket. No previous ownership markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. considerable foxing, book is together, yet front board cracked from opening, prior owner stampe, title page torn at bottom by spine, all text is visible on the cover page.very readable.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Two volumes in one; complete. Early American edition - likely pirated, hence the author mis-spelled as "Mrs Ratcliffe". Hard cover, 12mo, in full leather binding with leather label to spine, and spine ruled and with title in gold. [2], 165, [1], 182, [2] pp. Endpapers missing. Now in protective mylar. **CONDITION: Good. Hinges cracked and tender. Corners worn. Pages lightly browned & spotted.** English Author ANN RADCLIFFE (1764-1823) was an early writer of gothic novels, most famously "The Mysteries of Udolpho" (1794). "The Romance of the Forest" (1791) was Radcliffe's first bestseller, and is the story of Pierre de la Motte and his long-suffering wife, Constance. Although rich and happily married, Pierre had lived a life of dissipation and ruin, before resorting to moneylenders to try (and fail) to regain his standing. The start of the novel sees Pierre and Constance fleeing Paris and Pierre's creditors. Through a "dark and tempestuous" night, they find refuge in an ancient house alone upon a heath, where Pierre is held at gunpoint and forced to convey a terrified young woman, Adeline, away from the house and her captor. The novel is full of gothic settings and unscrupulous characters, and a melodramatic plot worthy of an opera.** A scarce American imprint of Radcliffe's first major novel. She is said to have influenced Dickens, Mary Shelley, and even Poe. REF: Shaw & Shoemaker, (1806) #11237. Book.