Katerfelto: A Story of Exmoor, G. J. Whyte Melville

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Katerfelto: A Story of Exmoor, G. J. Whyte Melville

Name: Katerfelto: A Story of Exmoor, G. J. Whyte Melville
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Publication: Leipzig, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1875

Formatting: Small 8vo, pp. [vi], 318.

Condition Report: Good. The book is bound in a later nineteenth-century half-cloth with marbled paper over boards, showing moderate to heavy wear consistent with its age and use. The extremities are visibly rubbed, with the red cloth on the spine fading and demonstrating crushing at the head and tail. The corners are noticeably bumped and frayed, exposing the underlying boards, while the marbled paper exhibits scuffing, dark spotting, and edge wear. Internally, the binding remains reasonably tight, though the typical continental paper shows uniform age-toning and occasional mild foxing throughout. Despite these external cosmetic flaws and general signs of a well-read life, the volume remains structurally sound and entirely readable, presenting as a fair and sturdy surviving example of a custom-bound continental edition.

Catalogue Note: Although the title page states 1875, this volume is a later Tauchnitz reprint. Bernhard Tauchnitz famously retained the date of the original copyright printing on the title pages of subsequent reissues. The publisher's advertisement leaf facing the title page in this copy lists Whyte Melville's Black But Comely and Riding Recollections, which were not published until 1879 and 1878 respectively, firmly dating this specific printing to circa 1879 or slightly later.

Issued initially in paper wrappers as part of the vast 'Collection of British Authors' series catering to English-speaking travellers on the continent, this copy was subsequently bound by its owner in a modest but practical half-cloth with marbled boards, a common practice of the era.

While Tauchnitz editions of Melville's work are fairly common on the open market, they remain charming historical artefacts of Victorian travel and publishing history.

Set against the rugged, atmospheric backdrop of eighteenth-century Exmoor, Katerfelto is a gripping historical romance teeming with passion, intrigue, and adventure. G. J. Whyte Melville weaves a thrilling tale centred around the enigmatic John Garnet, plunging readers into a world of highwaymen, Jacobite conspiracies, and the legendary stags of the West Country. Filled with breathless chases and rich period detail, it remains one of Melville's most celebrated and evocative novels.

Book Condition: Good

Book Authors: G. J. Whyte Melville

Book Publisher: Bernhard Tauchnitz

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Historical Fiction

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Book Publication Year: 1875

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Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: Tauchnitz Edition

Country/region of manufacture: Leipzig, Germany

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