About this title: Charles Reade was born in 1814 in England. He used his writings to attack the social injustices of his time. Before becoming a writer Reade studied for the bar and then sold violins. The Cloister and the Hearth written in 1861 is his best known work. This novel tells the story of Father Desiderius Erasmus. He is a man torn between religious celibacy and his romantic love for a woman forbidden to him.
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Edition: Reprint.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, New York
Description: Good. No dust jacket. 724 p. Tan cloth over boards with green, red, and black design and lettering. Clean & unmarked inside. Many spots and significant soiling to covers & spine. Book is square with good internals. Two corners bent inwards a little. Rub wear is minimal. read more
Edition: Author's Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Fields, Osgood, & Co.,, Boston
Date Published: 1869
Description: Good. No Jacket. Ex Library General wear. Cover soiled, worn along edges, corners bent. Pages firm, have started to darken. Binding has 1 1/2" spilt at bottom of spine. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, New York
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket. A good reading copy--hardcover--decorative cloth--724 pp--6 pages ads--soiling, rubbing bumping to boards--spine darkened--text is complete and intact--foxing & tanning to text edges--inside hinge cracked. read more
Binding: Hardcover Leather B
Publisher: A.l. Burt Publisher, New York
Date Published: 1894
Description: Very Good. "A matter of fact romance. " Burt's Library of the World's Best Books. 679pp. Illustration in b/w on frontis. A name and 'Christmas 1894' are penciled on ffep. Gilt top edge. Brown marbled end papers. Brown marbled cover with corners and backstrip in leather, gilt lettering and design on spine. The leather is rubbed on spine's ends, edges and corners. This book is clean and in very gook condition for its old age.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
Description: Many Photos Holland. Gd+Cond. 5x8" GreenClothbnd 722pg A Matter Of Fact Romance..(. ALSO. Another copy. Osgood Pub, Boston..1871 Author's Household Edition, no pics, 440pg.5x7". ) read more
Description: Good. No Jacket. Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall; THE CLOISTER AND THE HEARTH or MAID, WIFE, AND WIDOW by Charles Reade. The Federal Book Co., . Binding: Hard Cover, Dust Jacket: No Jacket. NOTES: No date, circa early 1900s. Showing light exterior wear, front hinge cracked, previous owner bookplate, contents are clean & tight. read more
Edition: Author's Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Fields, Osgood, Boston
Date Published: 1869
Description: Fair. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Green binding with gilt lettering, 440 pages. Book has a little wear at extremities, chips at top spine, previous owner name and address inside front cover, a few small stains on pages, text still readable. One page has pieces missing from the right side, not affecting text. A romance tale of a religious man and a woman and the struggle between man and church. This couple's son, Erasmus, became the famous forerunner of the Reformation. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: NY, A. L. Burt Co., nd [early 1900s].
Description: 8vo., 724pp., maroon cloth, tissue-guarded frontis. Front hinge cracked, light wear at spine extremities, upper corners bumped, two faint stains on front board. No jacket. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
Description: Good. No Jacket. Historical novel relating the adventures of the father of Erasmus. No publication date. Green cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and decorations, no dj, shelfwear on cover, bottom part of spine torn, front hinge cracked, otherwise good cond. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: M. A. Donohue & Co., Chicago IL
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Cover bumped and scuffed with edgewear. Pgs clean, tight and browning. Book has weak hinges. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rudd & Carleton
Date Published: 1861
Description: Very Good. 8vo. 256 pp. Green cloth boards with embossed symbols and borders on front and back covers. Pages are tanned with occasional spotting. A few signatures protruding, though not loose. Spine titles and cloth faded and worn, a few pinholes near spine edge, corners bumped. 1861 First American Edition. read more
Edition: First American
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rudd & Carleton, New York
Date Published: 1861
Description: Rudd & Carleton. New York. 1861. Fair in green embossed cloth, gilt spine lettering, chip from foredge, rear blank absent. Front adverts. 258p. Good reading copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Donohue & Co. apparent first edition.
Description: Fair. Collectible There is no date with this book. Likely published early 20th century or late 19th century. There is a slight split at inside front pages with the spine, and the title page is partially split off, but overall book is in good condition. with clean, readable pages. Boards are scuffed and bumped, but are still strong. No DJ. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Decorative Cloth
Publisher: Harper & Bros., NY
Date Published: 1893
Description: Johnson, William Martin. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall A handsome copy bound in decorated gilt and blue cloth covers. 1232 pages. Light wear to some edges. Ink name on front end paper. Nice copy; tight, clean, complete and with clean internals. read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: M. A. Donohue & Co., Chicago
Date Published: 1800
Description: Good. No Jacket. Hard Back. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The hard cover has some shelf wear around the edges. The spine has some wear at the top and the bottom. The corner on page 521 has a torn corner. The pages has yellowing and some has foxing. Not real sure of the date or the edition. The spine has a slight cock... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Blbliobazaar
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780559737824ISBN:0559737823
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: BiblioBazaar, LLC
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780559737855ISBN:0559737858
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