Tales From The Telling-House, R. D. Blackmore — 1st Edition

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Tales From The Telling-House, R. D. Blackmore — 1st Edition

Name: Tales From The Telling-House, R. D. Blackmore — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6129
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Publication: London, Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Limited, 1896

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [x], 244.

Condition Report: Very Good. The publisher's original woven cloth binding remains remarkably firm, square, and tight. The front board is a particular highlight, boasting bright, unoxidised gilt and black decorative stamping of an oak leaf and ribbon motif. The spine gilt remains entirely legible, though the cloth at the spine head and tail exhibits minor bumping and slight rubbing commensurate with age. The plain rear board shows mild, uneven toning and standard handling wear. The top edge gilt is still present, while the untrimmed fore-edge and bottom edge display mild, expected age-toning. Internally, the book is highly commendable; the hinges are completely sound, and the text block is securely bound. There is a neat contemporary ownership signature dated 1896 to the front free endpaper. Aside from some very faint, isolated offsetting to the endpapers, the pages, including the striking red and black decorative title page, are wonderfully clean, bright, and free from significant foxing.

Catalogue Note: This 1896 printing stands as the true first English edition. Bibliographic references (Sadleir 233; Wolff 542) highlight a fascinating transatlantic publication history: these exact English sheets were famously imported and bound with a cancel title-page to create the first American edition (published by Dodd, Mead a year prior in 1895 under the alternate title Slain by the Doones).

The volume features a beautifully designed, Pre-Raphaelite-inspired pictorial title page printed in red and black. The book is presented in the publisher's traditional format with a top edge gilt and rustic, untrimmed deckled edges.

A neat contemporary ownership signature, dated the year of publication, provides a pleasing touch of provenance without detracting from the book's overall aesthetic appeal.

A captivating collection of four short stories by R. D. Blackmore, the celebrated author of the classic romance Lorna Doone. The anchor of this collection, 'Slain by the Doones', triumphantly returns readers to the rugged, atmospheric landscape of Exmoor and the legendary, outlawed Doone family. Accompanied by three other evocative tales, 'Frida; or, The Lover's Leap', 'George Bowring', and 'Crocker's Hole,' this anthology showcases Blackmore's masterful blending of dramatic regional folklore, sweeping romance, and vivid, pastoral descriptions of the English countryside.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: R. D. Blackmore

Book Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Limited

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Classic Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

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Book Publication Year: 1896

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Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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