Weber Viet (5 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The Black Valley: A Tale is a novel written by Weber Viet and published in 1801. The book tells the story of a young woman named Agnes, who lives in a small village in the Black Valley. Agnes is a kind and gentle soul, loved by all who know her. However, her life takes a dark turn when she falls in love with a mysterious stranger who comes to the village.The stranger is a wealthy and powerful man, but he is also cruel and manipulative. He seduces Agnes and convinces her to leave her village and follow him to the city. Once they arrive, Agnes discovers that the man has no intention of marrying her and is only using her for his own pleasure.Agnes is devastated by this betrayal and falls into a deep depression. She becomes ill and is taken in by a kind family who nurses her back to health. With their help, she begins to rebuild her life and finds love with a young man from the village.The Black Valley: A Tale is a powerful story of love, betrayal, and redemption. It explores themes of class, gender, and power, and offers a compelling portrait of life in rural 19th-century Europe. The book is written in a lyrical and evocative style, and is sure to captivate readers with its rich characters and vivid descriptions of the Black Valley.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Translated from the German. First American edition. Sextodecimo, bound in brown leather, title in gilt along the spine. Shelf worn, leather cracking along the front outer hinge, scribbling on front free endpaper and its verso, else good. ; 172 pages B004VN7PN2.

Half-Calf. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A bound volume of "Gothic" mystery and romance fiction + a tale of the Georgia gold-rush in America in the 1830's. The publishers of all the works in here "Clements", published the series of sensational literature for the masses under the title "The Romancist and Novelist Library". All but the first title are from that series. Sophia Lee with "The Recess: A Tale of The Days Of Queen Elizabeth" 1840 was published by J. Cunningham. The other titles in bound order are; D.F. Haynes (Daniel Franco). "The Romance of the Castle". 1841. He wrote only one title (this), was married to Shelly's sister Mary and was co-respondent in a messy divorce in the 1820's. + "Andrea Vivano; or, The Italian Poisoner" (anon). + W. Gillmore Simms; "Guy Rivers The Outlaw. A Tale of Georgia". 1st edition of 1841. + John Galt; "The Fatal Whisper" 1841. + Viet Weber (pseud of L. Waechter), "Woman's Revenge Or, the Tribunal of Blood". + A. Morton. "The Charmed Scarf" 1841. + Frederick Schiller "The Criminal" (A true History) 1841 + George Payne Rainsford, James Reynolds, "Bertrand De La Croix" 1841. + Anne Ker. "Edric, The Forester or, the Mysteries of the Haunted Chamber" 1841. + Matteo Bandello. "Romeo and Juliet, or, The Lovers of Verona". + (anon) Edward Morgan, "Or Will Nothing Please You". Condition; Original half black calf with marbled paper boards a little wear but all firm, paper very good, with a separate title to 12 stories, square octavo. Very Good. NOTE* Most of these titles are reprinted from the late 18th and early 19th century, however earlier copies are not available and are almost unobtainable in any state or condition. Gillmore Simms was considered the best writer of American fiction by Edgar Allen Poe, Anne Ker was one of the first ranked women writers in the late 18th century, she died in poverty 1821. This title here by her was published first in 1817. Frederick Schiller has a short story in English and is probably a 1st edition. D. L. Haynes wrote this single title, firmly attributed to him. He married Mary Shelly, Percy's sister, (a Berkshire gentleman I believe). Etc, etc. 14 titles, 12 with separate title pages and dates and publishers details and pagination + 6-8 pages of adverts for others in the series, varying in length from 100 pages down to about 6-10 on about 4 tales. Very Good. Octavo. 1840-41.