Description: Click here to see our other books! The Most Gorgeous Lady Blessington J. Fitzgerald Molloy 1896 Downey & Co. : London 7.5" by 5" xiv, 290; vii, 319pp. SUMMARY The first edition of this interesting biography regarding Marguerite Gardiner, the Countess of Blessington. First Edition,Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 23.99 EU Postage: £ 18.99 European Postage: £ 19.99 Asia Postage: £ 31.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 32.99 DESCRIPTION The scarce first edition. Complete in two volumes. Uniformly bound in the publisher's original full cloth binding with gilt detail. The beautiful portrait frontispiece in volume one is loose but inserted into the book. An interesting biography of the Irish novelist and literary hostess, Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington. She is best known for her work describing her personal conversations with Lord Byron. Joseph Fitzgerald Molloy was an Irish author and member of London's Victorian literary circles, where he entertained Oscar Wilde and G. B. Shaw. He was also the private secretary of Sir Charles Gavan Duffy. Each volume has a half title page. With one page of publisher's advertisements to the front of volume one. With a subscription library bookplate to the front paste-down of both volumes. CONDITION Uniformly bound in the publisher's original cloth. Externally, smart with shelf wear to the extremities. Marks to the boards. Subscription library bookplate to the front paste-down of each volume. Offsetting to the front free endpapers of both volumes. Rear hinge of volume one is starting but firm. Internally, binding strained but still firm. The frontispiece of volume one is loose but present. Light offsetting to the title page of volume one. Pages generally bright and clean with some light age-toning and the odd spot throughout. 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. 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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Author: J. Fitzgerald Molloy
Publisher: Downey & Co.
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: Yes
Language: English
Fiction Subject: None
Illustrator: None
Original/Facsimile: Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed: No
Year Printed: 1896
Place of Publication: London
Weight: 1.500000
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
