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Dent/Dutton, 1965. Hardback, Dustjacket. Good, some wear to DJ, owners name on first page.
LAVENGRO: THE SCHOLAR, THE GYPSY, THE PRIEST. by Borrow, George - 1914
by Borrow, George
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LAVENGRO: THE SCHOLAR, THE GYPSY, THE PRIEST.
by Borrow, George
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London: T.N. Foulis, 1914. 655 pp + (6) pp of publisher's advertising, 8 1/2" H. Green buckram with gilt lettering on spine and front board, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, many pages as yet unopened. 12 tipped in colour plates (including frontispiece) with captions & guards - all present, clean & bright. George Borrow's "autobiographical novel" takes the reader from his childhood and early travels around Scotland, England and Ireland, to his beginnings as a writer in London and on to his wanderings as a tinker in early 19th century England. ------ Light browning at top/bottom edges of spine, light wrinkling at top of spine, some light foxing marks on preliminary page and on one rear page, light toning and a few light foxing marks on untrimmed edges of pages, large margin tear archivally taped on page leaf 405/406. The dust jacket, with a pastedown colour illustration (lacking bottom right corner), appears to have been trimmed at some time in the past to 'even it up'. It has a few very small tears & creases, a small hole and light wrinkling mid-spine and is now protected in a removable mylar sleeve.. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Fair. Illus. by Edmund J. Sullivan..
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- Publisher T.N. Foulis
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1914
- Keywords George Borrow, Peter Williams, 19th Century English Literature, Memoirs, Romany, Word Master, Tinkers, Travellers, Autobiographical Novels, Childhood, 19th Century Britain, Vipers, Gypsies, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Horses, Horse Fairs, Language, Religion
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London: Humphrey Milford, 1938. Hardcover. Fair. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. edge wear to boards and spine tips, foxing throughout. Falling somewhere between the genres of memoir and novel, Lavengro has long been considered a classic of 19th-century English literature. According to the author lav-engro is a Romany word meaning "word master". The historian G.M. Trevelyan called this "a book that breathes the spirit of that period of strong and eccentric characters".Its protagonist, whose name is never mentioned, is born the son of an officer in a militia regiment and is brought up in various barrack towns in England, Scotland and Ireland. After serving an apprenticeship to a lawyer he moves to London and becomes a Grub Street hack, an occupation which gives him ample opportunities to observe London low-life. Finally he takes to the road as a tinker. At various points through the book he associates with Romany travellers, of whom he gives memorable and generally…
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1926. A3 - A hard cover book in good condition. Book is worn with tears on the top spine, worn on the cover corners and bending, wear on the edges and sides and cover, some white dots on the spine and small white line on the back, light scratches on the picture plate on the front, previous owner's name written on the top of the front loose endpaper, discoloration (browning), and normal shelf wear. Riverside Bookshelf. 8.5"x 6". 330 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Brett, Harold. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Lavengro: the Scholar - the Gypsy - the Priest
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The Walter Scott Publishing Co., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 531 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper and pastedown. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Front and rear boards are loose but still attached. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy crushing to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Splits to spine ends. Marks overall. Textblock is shaky.
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