1831 GODWIN Novel ST. LEON Literature WILLIAM ST CLAIR'S COPY 1st Edition

Description: [Literature] ~ GODWIN, William St. leon: a tale of the sixteenth century London. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831. First edition. 8vo. x, 478pp. With an engraved frontispiece and an additional engraved title page. Contemporary halfcalf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco letteringpiece, marbled edges. Rubbed, lightly marked. Textblock attached to binding by lower hinge only, later bookplate of Ludovici Edwards to FEP, later inked ownership inscriptions to front blank flyleaf, scattered spotting. William St Clair's copy, with his distinctive pencilled ownership inscriptions to FFEP and front blank flyleaf, and a single sheet of manuscript notes in his hand loosely inserted. William St Clair's copy of Godwin's second novel, including a sheet of manuscript notes in his hand. St Leon, the story of a French aristocrat who accepts the elixir of life, would inspire the young P. B. Shelley to write the gothic novel St. Irvyne; or, The Rosicrucian (1811), as well as the writing of Frankenstein later in 1818. William St Clair (19372021), British scholar and senior civil servant, notable as the author of The Godwins and the Shelleys, The Biography of a Family (1989) and The Reading Nation in the Romantic Period (2004). ~ About Antiquates We’re based in the heart of the Dorset countryside, with an antiquarian bookshop in Wareham, housed within a beautiful Grade II Listed Georgian Building, we also travel far and wide to buy, sell and advise on rare books. We offer a wealth of antiquarian books, specialising in early and hand-press printing - but not excluding all others! Our bias is towards the unusual, the interesting and the important - and we try to offer our customers a varied and frequently changing selection, along with advice on library development and special purchases. We are proud and active members of the ABA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association), ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers) and the PBFA (Provincial Book Fairs Association) - professional bodies for the antiquarian book trade, abiding by their codes of practice and exhibiting at several large national and regional book fairs each year. Viewings of all books in our stock are possible by appointment at our Wareham bookshop, the details for which are displayed in the 'Business seller Information' section below. Purchase and Payment We aim to make your purchase as straightforward and pleasurable as possible. Payment can be made by various methods: From customers in the UK we accept: Paypal Bank Transfers (in GBP £ Sterling) Cheques (in GBP £ Sterling) For customers from the rest of the world we accept: Paypal Bank Transfers (in GBP £ Sterling) Postage and Packing As experienced and professional booksellers we have shipped books to many countries, and will be happy to quote costs for destinations and/or services other than those currently specified for this heavy book. All books are expertly wrapped, dispatched via national and international postal or courier services, and fully insured from our door to yours. Please be aware that antiquarian books can be imported to many destinations without restriction or extra duties (for example, the entire European Union), but that some destinations do charge import duties and/or sales tax on imported items. As per eBay terms, buyers are liable to pay these costs on receipt. Please see Postage and Payments section

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