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1799 Charles Brockden Brown Ormand Or, the Secret Witness

Description: Charles Brockden Brown was an early American writer whose works covered a variety of genres. He is most remembered for his novels, Gothic in nature with political undertones, supporting the new republic and republican ideals. “Ormond” is part of a spate of novels written by Brown between 1798 and 1799. This copy has lost its title page and has a torn page at front, as well as having the bottom torn off the last page, a page of advertising for “H Caritat, Bookseller, Stationer and Librarian”. There is a facsimile title page included. On the inside front is the name “Elizabeth Holmes/March 1822/1822” and at the head of the first page of text is stamped “R. Thompson”. Below Elizabeth’s name is much faded writing which seems to be someone else’s name but is faded. Good Condition: 12mo: Leather with scuffing, rub and dried leather: chipped edges with some exposed board: bent and rounded corners: missing about an half inch at head of spine: cracked hinges, front and rear, head and tail: cracked gutters: writing inside front: red spots with paper showing inside front and rear: name stamped at top of first page: foxing and browning of paper due to age: advertising last page with bottom torn away: “Ormond: or the Secret Witness by the author of Wieland; or the Transformation”: Charles Brockden Brown: New York: Printed by G. Forman for H. Caritat: 1799RAREA1799ASVA

Price: 1250 USD

Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2024-11-16T21:56:34.000Z

Shipping Cost: 19.3 USD

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1799 Charles Brockden Brown Ormand Or, the Secret Witness1799 Charles Brockden Brown Ormand Or, the Secret Witness1799 Charles Brockden Brown Ormand Or, the Secret Witness1799 Charles Brockden Brown Ormand Or, the Secret Witness1799 Charles Brockden Brown Ormand Or, the Secret Witness1799 Charles Brockden Brown Ormand Or, the Secret Witness1799 Charles Brockden Brown Ormand Or, the Secret Witness1799 Charles Brockden Brown Ormand Or, the Secret Witness

Item Specifics

All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Topic: Mystery, Thriller

Binding: Leather

Illustrator: John Tenniel

Author: Charles Brockden Brown

Subject: Literature & Fiction

Original/Facsimile: Original

Language: English

Publisher: G Forman

Place of Publication: New York

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