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Annals of the Court of Oberon; Extracted from the Records
John Hunter Duvar
1895
Digby, Long & Co : London
8" by 6"
viii [1], 2-246, 8pp
SUMMARY
The second edition of John Hunter-Duvar's very scarce fantasy novel, signed by the author and with two contemporary letters from the author, regarding his work.
Author's Presentation Copy,Publishers' Original Binding,Signed,Very Scarce,With Letter
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 1 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The second edition of this vanishingly scarce novel.
Inscribed to the half title 'To George Stewart, Esq LLD with best compliments of the Author', dated July 1895.
With letters from the author addressed to the same pasted to the front and rear free endpaper. The first letter begins 'At length I am able to beg your acceptance (by Book post today), of copy of a little work of fancy [...] written in, not for, Canada, English in tone - for of Englishe you know - published in England about a month since and which ran so rapidly into a 2nd edition that I had difficulty in obtaining copies until now'.
He expresses that 'fairy literature is always written for juveniles, with the scene laid in some impossible remote time; This new departure of mine into the modern is not juvenile, very much the other way'. 'There are one or two mild religiopolitical allusions that may not be altogether pleasing to your constituents; but, in all probability the book will not be offered here'.
The second letter, to the rear of the work, thanks George Stewart for a positive response to the work, and discusses his response, and provides information on what the author intends to write next.
A very scarce work from the Scottish-Canadian author, journalist, farmer and businessman John Hunter-Duvar.
With an eight page catalogue to the rear dated April 1895.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with discolouration to back strip and spotting to fore edge of front board. Hinges reinforced. Letters pasted to the front and rear endpapers. Inscription to half title. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned, with light spotting to the first and last few leaves only.
Overall Condition: Very 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.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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