{"product_id":"marriage-a-novel-susan-edmonstone-ferrier-2nd-edition","title":"Marriage: A Novel, Susan Edmonstone Ferrier — 2nd Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\" id=\"p-rc_744834343cc6b9c8-232\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-1301 citation-end-1301\"\u003eEdinburgh, William Blackwood; London, John Murray, 1819\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\" id=\"p-rc_744834343cc6b9c8-233\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 12mo, 3 vols.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\" id=\"p-rc_744834343cc6b9c8-234\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report: \u003c\/b\u003eGood. Bound in the original publisher's boards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,2\"\u003e, these three volumes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,4\"\u003e remain structurally sound, which is uncommonly found for early 19th-century novels. The boards exhibit expected shelf-wear, rubbing to the extremities, and minor chipping to the spine ends. The bindings remain relatively tight, though showing some tenderness at the joints consistent with age. Internally, the pages are generally bright and clean with occasional minor foxing and age-toning. The half-titles are present in all three volumes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,6\"\u003e. There is a faint offset of a historical circulating library label on the front paste-down of the first volume\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,7\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,8\"\u003e, adding character to the set's history without detracting from its overall integrity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\" id=\"p-rc_744834343cc6b9c8-235\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e Second edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,2\"\u003e of Susan Ferrier's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,4\"\u003e highly successful and shrewdly observant debut novel. \u003cspan class=\"citation-1300\"\u003eOriginally published anonymously in 1818, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,4\" data-index-in-node=\"97\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1300 citation-end-1300\"\u003eMarriage\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1299 citation-end-1299\"\u003e was often favorably compared to the works of her contemporaries, Jane Austen and Maria Edgeworth.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e This second edition was published shortly after the first, maintaining the text's original sharpness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\" id=\"p-rc_744834343cc6b9c8-236\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,0\"\u003eThe set is complete in three volumes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,2\"\u003e and remarkably retains its original boards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,4\"\u003e. Finding early 19th-century triple-decker novels still in their original publisher's bindings without modern rebinding or restoration is increasingly scarce on the open market.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\" id=\"p-rc_744834343cc6b9c8-237\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,0\"\u003eThe first volume features the faint offset of an early circulating library label on the front paste-down\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,2\"\u003e, a fascinating artifact reflecting the reading habits and distribution of novels in the early 19th century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\" id=\"p-rc_744834343cc6b9c8-238\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1298 citation-end-1298\"\u003eSusan Ferrier's\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1297\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"11,2\" data-index-in-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1297 citation-end-1297\"\u003eMarriage\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1296 citation-end-1296\"\u003e is a sharp, witty, and socially observant tale of courtship, parental authority, and the clashing of Scottish and English cultures.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Often compared to the works of Jane Austen, this lively comedy of manners follows a young woman navigating the trials of high society and romantic expectations, offering a brilliant window into 19th-century domestic life and rational morality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54152126890323,"sku":"4388","price":325.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260619_123446_1.jpg?v=1782900307","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/marriage-a-novel-susan-edmonstone-ferrier-2nd-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}