{"product_id":"dorothy-wordsworth-robert-gittings-and-jo-manton-1st-edition","title":"Dorothy Wordsworth, Robert Gittings and Jo Manton — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1985\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. [viii], 318.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Near Fine. The original blue cloth boards remain remarkably clean with sharp, unbumped corners and bright gilt lettering to the spine. The binding is firm and square, presenting a tight, robust text block that shows no signs of being over-opened. Internally, the pages are crisp and bright, free from foxing, with only the faintest hint of natural age-toning to the extreme text block edges. The original dust jacket is beautifully preserved; it remains entirely unclipped (retaining the original UK price), with bright, unfaded panels and no significant chipping, rubbing, or edge-creasing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: First edition. A highly regarded biographical portrait of Dorothy Wordsworth, offering a perceptive re-evaluation of her life and literary contributions beyond her traditional framing as a mere adjunct to her brother William.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThis particular copy is notably distinguished by the genuine ink signatures of both authors, Robert Gittings and Jo Manton, flat-signed directly to the title page. Gittings and Manton were a husband-and-wife biographical team renowned for their collaborative scholarship on figures like John Keats and Thomas Hardy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eWhile standard, unsigned first editions of this title are widely available, dual-signed copies remain quite uncommon on the open market, making this a highly desirable acquisition for collectors of Romantic-era literature and biographical history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eCritics and biographers have historically relegated Dorothy Wordsworth to the periphery of her brother William's life, or treated her merely as a secondary figure to their mutual friend Samuel Taylor Coleridge. In this acclaimed biography, Robert Gittings and Jo Manton draw upon her famous journals, letters, and previously unpublished materials to illuminate Dorothy's distinct intellect, acute observational prowess, and profound influence on the Romantic movement. The authors trace her journey from early girlhood through the complexities of her intimate relationships and her later physical decline, bringing her vividly to the forefront as a woman of extraordinary devotion, deep contradictions, and hidden depths.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55593046507859,"sku":"6419","price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261019_111131.jpg?v=1792842829","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/dorothy-wordsworth-robert-gittings-and-jo-manton-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}