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London : J.M. Dent & Sons, 1966. 1966 Reprint. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description: 571p. ; 17cm. Subjects: Monmouth's Rebellion, (1685) -- Fiction.

London: W. and R. Chambers, No date [circa 1911]. [Romantic Fiction] Octavo (21 x 16cm), pp.[2]; viii; 634; [2]. Full navy calf, gilt titles to spine, raised bands, pastel marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, gilt 'Church Schools Company Limited' armorial device to upper. Bound by Bumpus. Forty-seven pen and ink illustrations and thirteen colour illustrations including title page in blue ink. Sunderland High School 1938 school prize plate to front endpaper to 'Jean Gray' for 'The Year's work', else internally fine. Toning to spine, wearing to spine hinges and head/tail, some light marking to boards. Near fine.

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, no date [1893]. [Romantic Novel] FINELY BOUND, the thirty-ninth edition. Octavo (18 x 13cm), pp.viii; 517 [5]. Contemporary red full calf by ALLMAN & SON of London, with gilt titles to green label and further gilt tooling to spine. All edges and endpapers marbled. Top and fore edges heavily faded. Boards slightly bowed, with a distinctive heat or damp mark to lower board. Light rubbing and toning to spine. Very good. First published in 1869, 'Lorna Doone' is the ultimate Victorian Romantic Novel, set in Devon in the period between the Restoration and the Monmouth Rebellion. As well the Romeo and Juliet style romance between stolid farmer John Ridd and Gypsy Princess Lorna, the book also brilliantly dramatises the Great Frost of 1683 and the Bloody Assizes of Judge Jeffreys, all while describing the landscape and country ways with an affection worthy of Hardy.

London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company, 1893. [Romantic fiction] FINELY BOUND. Three volume edition. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[18] 343 [3]; pp.[10] 361 [3]; pp.[8] 358 [2]. Green half calf, blue and gilt flowered paper over boards and endpapers, gilt titles and decorations to spine, gilt ruling to boards, top edge gilt; others untrimmed, brown ribbon bookmark in all. All internally clean, toning to spines, rubbing to all edges, more so to volume one, wearing to spine edges. A very good set. First published in 1869, 'Lorna Doone' is the ultimate Victorian Romantic Novel, set in Devon in the period between the Restoration and the Monmouth Rebellion. As well the Romeo and Juliet style romance between stolid farmer John Ridd and Gypsy Princess Lorna, the book also brilliantly dramatises the Great Frost of 1683 and the Bloody Assizes of Judge Jeffreys, all while describing the landscape and country ways with an affection worthy of Hardy.