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GASKELL, Mrs.

London: Macmillan and Co., 1891. Hardcover. Preface by Anne Thackeray Ritchie. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson. 12mo. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering and elaborate pictorial giltstamping. xxx, 297pp, (2pp ads). All edges gilt. Tissue-guarded frontispiece, numerous small illustrations. Very good. Item #43337

Quite bright and tight and attractive first of this illustrated edition of Mrs. Gaskell's celebrated 1853 novel, the only flaw being a couple of small edge chips at head of spine -- else internally superb and fine.

Price: $195.00