{"title":"Mini Friday Live Sale","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"heir-of-redclyffe-two-volumes-1853","title":"Antique Heir of Redclyffe Book Two Volumes Leather 1853","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThere is a note tucked into the second volume, \"Amy F. Rackham. from MAP. Dec. 9. 1892,\" and the coincidence is a good one, because Amy is also the name of the novel's heroine. This is Charlotte Yonge's Heir of Redclyffe, the book that outsold Dickens and Thackeray in the 1850s and became a kind of scripture for the young William Morris and Burne-Jones at Oxford. Complete in two volumes, London 1853, published anonymously as was Yonge's habit. The draw here is the binding, three-quarter tan calf with raised bands, richly gilt-tooled spine compartments, and a green morocco label, over brightly marbled boards with matching marbled edges. First-edition status cannot be confirmed, so it is offered as an 1853 early edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Author | Charlotte Mary Yonge, published anonymously\u003cbr\u003e[d]Title | The Heir of Redclyffe\u003cbr\u003e[d]Publisher | John W. Parker and Son, West Strand, London\u003cbr\u003e[d]Date | 1853\u003cbr\u003e[d]Edition | Early edition, first-edition status unverified\u003cbr\u003e[d]Volume | Complete in two volumes\u003cbr\u003e[d]Binding | Three-quarter tan calf over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt spine, green morocco label\u003cbr\u003e[d]Features | Marbled edges and endpapers, gilt-tooled spine compartments\u003cbr\u003e[d]Inscription | Volume II inscribed \"Amy F. Rackham. from MAP. Dec. 9. 1892.\" A second earlier name on the Vol. II endpaper is partially legible and not transcribed.\u003cbr\u003e[d]Dimensions | 6.5 in H x 4.25 in W x 1 in D each\u003cbr\u003e[d]Language | English\u003cbr\u003e[d]Origin | United Kingdom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[condition]\u003cbr\u003eBoth volumes are structurally sound and hold together well. The leather spines and corners show light rubbing and age, with the gilt tooling still bright and legible. The marbled boards show notable surface loss and abrasion, most visible on the front board of the second volume where patches of the marbled paper have worn away to the substrate. Joints are tender but intact. Interiors are clean and readable with scattered light foxing and age toning typical of the period. An old pencil name and price notation appear on the endpapers along with the 1892 gift inscription. An honest, displayable set with the wear you would expect of a book of this age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51382166880534,"sku":"AMD-030801","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/DSA09825.jpg?v=1790267506"},{"product_id":"moore-nature-printed-british-ferns-1859-blue-calf","title":"Antique Nature-Printed British Ferns Blue Leather Books | 2 Vols","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThomas Moore's Nature-Printed British Ferns, the octavo edition published by Bradbury \u0026amp; Evans in London, 1859 to 1860. Two volumes in full blue calf with gilt tooled spines, gilt edges, and marbled endpapers in russet, blue, and green. The plates are the reason these sets exist. Henry Bradbury's process took its impression from the fern itself, then printed it in color, and the veining shows it. This set carries 122 plates and the greens have stayed clear. A good pair for a library shelf or a reading table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Author | Thomas Moore\u003cbr\u003e[d]Printer | Henry Bradbury (nature printing)\u003cbr\u003e[d]Title | The Nature-Printed British Ferns, Octavo Edition\u003cbr\u003e[d]Publisher | Bradbury \u0026amp; Evans, London\u003cbr\u003e[d]Date | 1859 to 1860\u003cbr\u003e[d]Edition | Octavo edition\u003cbr\u003e[d]Volumes | Two\u003cbr\u003e[d]Binding | Full blue calf, gilt tooled spines, gilt edges, marbled endpapers\u003cbr\u003e[d]Illustrations | 122 nature-printed color plates\u003cbr\u003e[d]Dimensions | 9.5 in H x 7 in W\u003cbr\u003e[d]Language | English\u003cbr\u003e[d]Origin | England\u003cbr\u003e[condition]\u003cbr\u003eFull blue calf with gilt edges. The spines are darkened and faded with rubbing to the gilt tooling, and the joints and extremities show light wear. The boards have light surface rubbing and scuffing, a little heavier on volume two. The marbled endpapers are bright and clean. The flyleaves and blanks show scattered foxing and toning, and the page edges are toned. The plates are clean with fresh color. Both volumes open well. Overall a good, honest set with wear consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67636976320790,"sku":"ENM-2021","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/October_2026-14114.jpg?v=1793120100"}],"url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie.myshopify.com\/collections\/mini-friday-live-sale.oembed","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}