The Desire of the Moth
VANE Capel, pseud ALLPORT Ellen
From Tiger books, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 09 August 2000
From Tiger books, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 09 August 2000
About this Item
two volumes, original cloth, spines bumped, minor marks to covers, red and black title-pages, bright, small pieces missing from pastedowns, very good. a tragic tale about a gallant old squire and his adulterous wife; the author s only work; the Bentley file copy is described as half-cloth over marbled celluloid (the first use of celluloid in binding) and this copy has evidence of an earlier cloth beneath the binding, being identical to Wolff s copy (Wolff speculates that the celluloid binding was a trial binding); first edition; 324 and 297 pages Wolff 6940. Seller Inventory # 5228
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Desire of the Moth
Publisher: Richard Bentley & Son 1895
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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