A Book of The Passions

G. P. R. James

Published by Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia, 1839

About this Item

First U.S. edition. Fair. Brown, intricately embossed cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering 363 pp., 15 engravings (missing one engraving). Substantial (marked) foxing (see photos). Binding shaken, but intact, with no loose pages. Edgewear, with foci of cloth erosion. Fiction addressing human emotions: Remorse, Jealousy, Revenge, Love, Despair, Hatred. (K025)

Engravings by W.H. Mote, W. Wrankmore, H. Robinson, L. Stocks, F. Bacon, J. Portbury, H.C. Shenton, C. Rolls, J. Hopwood, W. Holl (not clear whether the Elder or the Younger), and J. Goodyear, after F.P. Stephanoff, Edward Corbould, A.E. Chalon, K. Meadows, and J.J. Jenkins. Added engraved title page has imprint: London: Published for the proprietor by Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, Paternoster Row. Other plates have imprint: London: Published for the proprietor by Longman & Co. Paternoster Row. "C. Sherman & Co., printers, 19 St. James Street.".

Seller Inventory # 5001

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Book of The Passions
• Publisher: Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia
• Publication Date: 1839
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction