Zillah; a tale of the holy city . In four volumes

[Smith, Horace]

Published by Henry Colburn, New Burlington Street, London, 1828

First edition, 4 volumes, 8vo, pp. xxiii, [1], 300; [4], [4], 309, [1], [2] Colburn ads; [4], 307, [1]; [4], 316; original drab paper-covered boards, printed paper labels on spines; joints with small cracks at the extremities, evidence of a label having been removed from the front board of each volume (was this once a copy from a lending library?), minor chips and bumps; otherwise, still very good. Possibly a lending library survivor, in relatively good condition, demonstrating the care with which readers were encouraged (or fined) to care for the books they borrowed. Zillah is a young Jewish girl in Jerusalem and the novel is set in The Holy Land fifty years before Christ amidst the Roman invasion and later occupation. The novel was a major source for Edgar Allan Poe for his story, "A Tale of Jerusalem." In a review of a later novel by Smith, The Moneyed Man, Poe called Smith ?perhaps, the most erudite of all the English novelists, and unquestionably one of the best in every respect.? Sadleir 3112; Wolff 6440. Seller Inventory # 67077

Bibliographic Details

Title: Zillah; a tale of the holy city . In four ...
Publisher: Henry Colburn, New Burlington Street, London
Publication Date: 1828
Edition: First Edition.