1883 Teena Rochfort-Smith Memoir Illustrated Very Scarce

Description: Click here to see our other books! Teena Rochfort-Smith. A Memoir. Mary Grace Walker 1883 Not Stated : Not Stated 9.5" by 6.5" [2], 3-16pp SUMMARY A very scarce first edition of this privately circulated memoir celebrating the life of Teena Rochfort-Smith, illustrated with four woodburytypes. First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Very Scarce Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.Printed for private circulation.Presentation slip tipped on to the front endpaper, 'Mr. Furnivall asks the favour of your accepting this Memoir, and giving a quarter of an hour to rear it'. Presented to the Bristol University Library, with their labels to the front pastedown.A memoir on the life of Teena Rochfort-Smith, published upon her early death at the age of twenty-one in 1883.Rochfort-Smith was a Victorian Shakespearean scholar, noted for her contributions to the form of the scholarly edition. However her early death meant that she didn't fully realise her scholarly ability.Illustrated with four woodbury-types. Woodburytype is a printing process, producing high quality continuous tone images in monochrome, a similar tonal range to a Carbon print. The process was introduced by Walter B. Woodbury.With memorial lines by Mary Grace Walker. CONDITION In the original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Institutional ink to the head of the front board. A few minor marks to the boards and spine. A little bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Front hinge is starting but firm. Front endpaper and front free endpaper are detached but present. Internally, generally firmly bound, the title page and first plate are detached but present. Pages are bright and clean with a couple of very light spots. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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