Egbert augustus cowslip (1 Ergebnisse)

Leather. Zustand: Fair. A volume of five very scarce romantic sensational historical dramas bound in one volume. A volume of five very scarce novellas.The five tales collected here are romantic and sensational historical adventures, all but the first title being interesting examples of American literature, the first title being a French work. These melodramatic sensational work draw on Gothic and romantic themes.Including;'Eulalie Pontois; or, The Stolen Will', by Frederic Soulie, translated from French to English by Thomas Williams. Published in 1845 in New York.'Agnes Belmont: or, The Broker's Marriage', by Osgood Bradbury. Published in 1846 in Boston.'Zoraida: or, The Witch of Naumkeag!', by Egbert Augustus Cowslip. Published in 1845 in Boston.'Larooka: The Belle of the Penobscots', by Osgood Bradbury. Published in 1846, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the University of Cambridge Libraries.'Mary Kale; or, Big Thunder! Chief of the Anti-Renters', by Tom Shortfellow. Published in 1845 in Boston.The spine label reads 'Ten Good Stories', as the binding is broken this work is lacking five of those 'good stories'.Frederic Soulie was a popular French novelist of the nineteenth century, who wrote over forty sensational novels during his career. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, rubbed, resulting in a little loss of paper to the boards, and a small amount of loss of leather to the spine. Bumping to the extremities. Front hinge is strained. Internally, binding has failed, 'Agnes Belmont' is detached but present. Pages are lightly age-toned with some spots. Tidemark to the first few pages of 'Eulalie Pontois', and to 'Larooka'. Fair. None (illustrator). book.…