About this title: When I recovered, I found myself at the foot of that statue beneath which my unfortunate destiny had been fixed. My husband was leaning over me. He raised me with tenderness from the ground, and conjured me, in the mildest accents, to be comforted; to pardon the severity of those words, which had arisen from a fear that, by an imprudent avowal on my part, I should risk both his happiness and my own. He informed me that he was heir to one of the first families in England; and before he set out for the continent, he had pledged his honor to his father never to enter into any matrimonial ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: George Routledge, NY
Description: Poor. No Jacket. Classic fiction. Only date is 1844 but certainly a later undated edition, probably 1870s or 1880s. Hardcover, 459 pages plus bw frontispiece; rear hinge completely broken, front hinge hanging loosely; blank front endpaper removed but nothing of substance missing; no markings; rather age-browned; no dj; cover green cloth with elanborate black decoration, soiled and spotted. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Estes & Lauriat, Boston
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 517 pp., has shelfwear, Covers soiled and rubbed, Pen on inside front cover, clean text. read more
Description: Good. No Jacket. Good. No Jacket Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Novel based on the hero Thaddeus who lived in 18th century Poland. Footnoted. 461 pp. read more
Description: Reader copy. NEW YORK PUBLISHING CO. 1895 EMPIRE EDITION PURPLE CLOTH, CLOTH STARCH DISCOLORED ON SPINE, TITLE PAGE AND ENDPAPER MISSING. FIRST PAGE IS FIRST PAGE OF AUTHORS PREFACE. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: M.A. Donohue
Date Published: 1890
Description: GOOD. No DJ. Hardcover, title page is torn out, cover/edge wear, solid book with clean reading pages, pages have tanned due to age Please email me if you would like a scan of the book. read more
Description: Book: Fair. 12mo. 461 pp. 5 1/8 x 7 5/8. Green cloth covered boards stamped in white on front and spine. Well worn at corners and edges. Bottom corners of pages 275-310 are slightly damaged, not affecting text. No dj. read more
Binding: Decorative Cloth
Publisher: John W. Lovell Co
Description: Good+ No Jacket. No date. 459pp. Pages are age-darkened. Margins of a few pages are lightly soiled. Tips of top corners of three pages are missing. Some pencil marks on endpapers and front flyleaf. Mustard colored cloth covers have black decoration on front and spine. Covers are rubbed. Cover corners are rubbed to boards. Top and bottom spine missing small strip. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Selling online since 1999. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: F M LUPTON PUBLISHING CO
Description: Good. Good hardcover; no DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked, though tanned. Covers show minor edgewear, soiling.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Free Delivery Confirmation! Ships same or next business day! read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Hurst & Company, N. Y.
Date Published: 0000
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Hard Back. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. The hard cover has light shelf wear and the spine is faded...The pages has some yellowing and foxing. There is a small tear to the at the binding on the inside board......W. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: NEW YORK PUBLISHING COMPANY
Date Published: 1895
Description: Good. Text is clean and unmarked but pages are somewhat yellowed with age. Cover is VG. Binding is tight with a slight bow. P/O name is on FFEP. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Description: Porter & Coates, no date, Alta Edition, ; Revised, covers lightly soiled, previous owner's name, title page partially disbound, else tight, GOOD. Still, A nice copy you will be happy to own! read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: A. C. Mcclurg & Co., Chicago
Date Published: 1892
Description: Good with no dust jacket; Small 8vo-7½" to 8" tall; 451 pages; Tannish cloth, rubbed at edges, minor fraying of spine ends. Underboard just beginning to show at corners. Text clean and tight. Front inside hinge is cracked but not loose. Top page edges gilt. Spine title gilt with embossed lettering front in brown. read more
Edition: NEW & REVISED EDITION
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: WILLIAM K. ALLISON CO
Date Published: 1893
Description: Good. No Jacket. BIOGRAPHY. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. CHOCOLATE BROWN CLOTH BOARDS. WM.K. ALLISON CO. T-. NEW & REVISED ED. W/NOTES, ETC. BY AUTHOR ADDED. PAGES DARKENED. FRONT HINGE CRACKED CAUSING 1ST 2 PPS. TO BE LOOSE. GOOD. read more
Edition: New and Revised Edition
Binding: Red Cloth
Publisher: John W. Lovell Company, New York
Description: Good. No Jacket. Hardcover. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, pages are toning, corners are bumped and rubbed, some shelf wear, spine is slightly rolled, front hinge is cracked, overall a clean used copy! Decorative red cloth with gilt and black illustration on the spine and black illustration on the front board. Decorative endpapers. 459 unmarked and uncreased historical pages! "Having attempted a narrative of the intended description, but ... read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Donohue, Henneberry, Chicago
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. A handsome reprint of Jane Porter's classic historical novel, originally published in 1803. No printing date indicated in this copy but probably late 19th/early 20th century. Previous owner's initials, dated 1901, on front paste-down endpaper. Green boards with black decorations and lettering, gold-colored lettering on spine, gilt top edge, 459 pp. Light shelf wear, clean text, tight binding. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Donohue, Henneberry & Co
Description: Good + No Jacket. Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall; THADDEUS OF WARSAW by Jane Porter. Donohue, Henneberry & Co., . Binding: Hard Cover, Dust Jacket: No Jacket. NOTES: No date, circa 1800s Showing some exterior wearhinges cracked, pages browned, contents are overall clean and tight with no owner markings. read more
Description: Good. Hardcover, NO DATE, Postscript dated Nov 1844, Dk red embossed boards, last page dated Sept 1845, 461 pgs clean and tight. Boards have wear and spots, From PRIVATE COLLECTOR. read more
Binding: Decorative Cloth
Publisher: Hurst & Company
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall; Binding tight; wonderful illustrated cover; Bottom front corner bumped, cloth broken. On spine it states ALDINE EDITION. No date but around 1900. Pages yellowing. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hurst & Co., New York
Date Published: 1844
Description: Good. No Jacket. Book Good. No Jacket 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Decorative front cover and spine in a deep maroon. Pages are lightly browned but flexible. Former owner's name on front flysheet. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: American News Company, New York
Description: Fine. Octavo. Revised Edition, with notes by the author. (n.d.). Decorative green cloth, 536 pp., illustrated. Some minor wear at head, else a bright, clean copy. read more
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