By George W. Cable
Edinburgh   David Douglas
7.5" by 5.5" [5] vi, 272; [5] vi, 256pp
The scarce first UK edition of this novel by nineteenth-century American novelist George W. Cable, complete in two volumes.
By George W. Cable

1884 Dr. Sevier

Edinburgh   David Douglas
7.5" by 5.5" [5] vi, 272; [5] vi, 256pp
The scarce first UK edition of this novel by nineteenth-century American novelist George W. Cable, complete in two volumes.
£695.00
: 1kgs / : 835J15

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Description

Early Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

A fascinating American novel set during the American Civil War in New Orleans. 

Written by nineteenth-century American novelist George Washington Cable, known in particular for his realistic portrayals of Creole life in Louisiana. He was an incredibly influential Southern novelist from the United States. He is also the author of noted works Old Creole Days (1879) and The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life (1880). 

The first UK edition of this work, originally published in the Untied States in 1882. 

Complete in two volumes.

Containing a previous owner's ink signature to the front blank of each volume. 

Condition

In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some light shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spines and extremities. A few small marks to the front boards of both volumes. Previous owner's ink signature to the front blank of each volume. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.

Very Good

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