Livonian Tales - The Disponent, The Wolves, The Jewess bound with Philip Musgrave or Memoirs of a Church of England Missionary in the North American Colonies

Rigby, Elizabeth [Lady Eastlake]; Rev. J. Abbott

Published by John Murray, London, 1846

About this Item

1846. First double-volume edition in Murray's Home and Colonial Library series (Volume XVI). v, 178pp; vi, 158pp., plus a 16-page catalogue. The Home and Colonial Library was a series of works published in London from 1843 to 1849, comprising 49 titles. It consisted of cheap reprints, original works and translations, slanted towards travel literature in the broad sense, and some cases two works were issued in a single volume. This volume contains two works. The first consists of three tales by Elizabeth, Lady Eastlake (1809-1893), born Elizabeth Rigby, an English author, art critic and art historian, who made regular contributions for the Quarterly Review. She is known not only for her writing but also for her significant role in the London art world. The second work is by Joseph Abbott (1789-1863), who was a missionary in Canada with the Society of the Propagation of the Gospel from 1818-1847, and the father of the future Prime Minister of Canada, Sir John Joseph Abbott. It is a fictional account based on Joseph Abbott's "Memoranda of a Settler in Lower Canada". The book is bound in the original red cloth covered boards with gold titling on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with shelf wear and light soiling on the boards. The corners are bumped and the spine is slightly faded with bumping and a little damage to the cloth at the spine ends. The contents are tight and clean with no inscription. Seller Inventory # gVILit35

Bibliographic Details

Title: Livonian Tales - The Disponent, The Wolves, ...

Publisher: John Murray, London

Publication Date: 1846

Binding: Hardback

Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition Thus