"He ought to be here," said Lady Tranmore, as she turned away from the window. Mary Lyster laid down her work. It was a fine piece of church embroidery, which, seeing that it had been designed for her by no less a person than young Mr. Burne Jones himself, made her the envy of her pre-Raphaelite friends. "Yes, indeed. You made out there was a train about twelve." "Certainly. They can't have taken more than an hour to speechify after the declaration of the poll. And I know William meant to catch that train if he possibly ...
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"He ought to be here," said Lady Tranmore, as she turned away from the window. Mary Lyster laid down her work. It was a fine piece of church embroidery, which, seeing that it had been designed for her by no less a person than young Mr. Burne Jones himself, made her the envy of her pre-Raphaelite friends. "Yes, indeed. You made out there was a train about twelve." "Certainly. They can't have taken more than an hour to speechify after the declaration of the poll. And I know William meant to catch that train if he possibly could." "And take his seat this evening?"
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Good. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7; Grosset & Dunlap, 1905. Hardcover early 1905 novel in Good Condition. No jacket. Illustrated by Albert Sterner. Frontis: portrait of Lady Kitty Bristol. Mrs. Humphrey Ward (Mary Augusta Arnold) was born in Tasmania, Australia in 1851, died in London in 1920. Her novels depict her rejection of a supernaturally oriented Christianity in favor of a strong social commitment and social improvement. Her novel "Robert Elsmere" (1888) is the best example of this belief. Her first works were controversial but she was a best-selling author by the turn of the 20th century This book is bound in blue cloth, black lettered; clean, spine rubbed, corners and edges with edgewear. Binding tight, backstrap loosened. Pages clean, unmarked, age-toned. Former owner name, date, on endpaper. Inner hinge cracked. Lower corner has damp stain showing on text block edges and on the lower corner of some pages. Rear endpapers foxed. 563 pages. 5 x7.5 inches. 6 pages of "Famous copyright books in popular priced editions" at the end of the book. 1905, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, New York, USA.
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Good. Cover shows minor wear, rubbing, and soiling. Loose/torn hinges, title page is detached. Pages are lightly tanned with minor scattered foxing. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Very Good. Very good Pages lightly browned. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Very Good. Lexington, KY: Cornell University Press, 2010 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. VG; spine has creases & book is cocked, but o/w clean & tight (Cornell University Library Digital Collection).
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Good+ in Very Good jacket. Book New York: Harper & Brothers, 1905. First Edition, First Printing. Good+/Very Good. First Edition, First Printing, in clean original jacket (scarce). Red cloth boards are very clean, but there is some insect damage to gutters (tiny holes). Otherwise, no bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Beautiful frontis illustration with clean tissue guard. 563 pages. Eight illustrations by Albert Sterner. Clean jacket with price printed on spine (1.50), has small chip to front center panel and to lower spine near price. A few tiny nicks and very short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover.
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Fair. No Jacket. The boards are a bit marked and bumped. Repaired binding. The ffep is missing. A sheet of paper has been glued to the front paste-down. Some foxing, annotating and rippling.