Isbn: 9781902957050 - mary brunton: the forgotten scottish novelist (3 risultati)

Condizione: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:1902957059.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good +. Very Good +. First Edition. Forward by Fay Weldon. Dust jacket almost fine except price clipped. Green cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Illustrated / Plates 189 pages clean and tight. If Mary Brunton - The Forgotten Scottish Novelist was only about a writer who was an influence on Jane Austen, and happened to be born a Balfour of Balfour Castle, Orkney, her story would in itself be fascinating. But she observed life with a pawky humour, which also characterised her best-selling novels. Drawing from unpublished sources, many from Orkney, this is the first full-length account of a remarkable woman. Set against a Regency background that included Edinburgh and London, Mary Brunton is also part of the rich history of Orkney itself, and as Fay Weldon notes in her Introduction is ".by any standards. .a significant book, a pleasure to read." Size: 8vo. Illustrated / Plates (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. UK Hardback 1st edition fine in fine jacket, not price clipped no inscriptions, appears to be unused.