Description: The MFLIBRA Antique Books Team Presents: 1854 Scarce Victorian First Edition - The Lamplighter by Maria Susanna Cummins. (Description) Author: Anon. (Maria Susanna Cummins). Title: The Lamplighter. Publisher: London, Clarke, Beeton and Co., Fleet Street, no date (1854). First Edition. This scarce first British edition, published in April 1854, was a joint imprint of Clarke, Beeton, and John Cassell. Language: Text in English. Size: 7 " X 4.5 ". Pages: 412 pages. Binding: Very good contemporary quarter calf leather binding with marbled boards (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown, edges and corners worn - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, name of a previous owner on the half-title page - as shown). Illustrations: Complete with the very nice frontispiece and the title vignette. Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies available for sale worldwide). The book: Scarce First British Edition of The Lamplighter -- The Lamplighter is a sentimental novel written by Maria Susanna Cummins and published in 1854, and a best-selling novel of its era. A female Victorian Bildungsroman, The Lamplighter tells the story of Gertrude Flint, an abandoned and mistreated orphan rescued at the age of eight by Trueman Flint, a lamplighter, from her abusive guardian, Nan Grant. Gertrude is lovingly raised and taught virtues and religious faith. She becomes a moralistic woman. In adulthood, she is rewarded for her long-suffering with marriage to a childhood friend... The author: Maria Susanna Cummins (April 9, 1827 – October 1, 1866) was an American novelist. She was the author of the widely popular novel The Lamplighter. No-question-money-back guarantee on everything we sell. Buyer pays shipping. Items are shipped out within 24 hours of receiving the order. Canada Post Service standards :[Canada] Parcel Services standards are 3 to 12 business days.[United States] Small Packet standards are 6 to 12 business days.[International] Airmail Parcel standards are 2 to 4 weeks.
Price: 303 CAD
Location: Montreal
End Time: 2024-11-29T10:42:40.000Z
Shipping Cost: 8.97 CAD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Binding: Leather
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Collector's Edition, Illustrated
Author: Anon. (Maria Susanna Cummins)
Publisher: Beeton and Co.
Topic: Literature
Subject: Illustrated
Year Printed: 1854
