Description: The Mysteries of Udolpho. A Romance. Interspersed with Some Pieces of Poetry. In Three Volumes. By Ann Radcliffe. Published by J. & B. Williams, Exeter, 1839, illustrated portrait titles, full original leather, 5.25 x 3”, 32mo. In good condition. Light wear to extremities with minor scuffing to corners and edges. Light dryness to edges of boards with minor discoloration and spotting. A patch of worming to the front gutter of volume I and the rear pastedown of volume three. Free of known markings or ownership. Bindings are tight and intact. Light toning throughout with minor age staining and foxing. Gilt on spine lightly faded but intact. Some minor dampness staining in the margins. A lovely little set. Please see photos. A nice complete early 19th century set of this classic originally published in 1794. Scarce American edition. Often cited as the archetypal Gothic novel, this work appears prominently in Jane Austen’s 1817 novel Northanger Abbey, where an impressionable young woman reader comes to see friends and acquaintances as Gothic villains and victims. COLL1839FMNW
Price: 450 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Binding: Leather
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: Ann Radcliffe
Publisher: J. & B. Williams
Topic: Literature
Subject: Gothic
Original/Facsimile: Original
