1799 Charles Brockden Brown Edgar Huntley Volume One American Gothic

Description: Charles Brockden Brown was an early American writer and editor, often credited as “the first American novelist” although there is some debate on this topic. His favored genre was the Gothic and “Edgar Huntley” falls into this category. The story of a young man looking for the murderer of his friends, this copy is volume one only. The front board is loose as is the rear and there is foxing throughout. The name of an owner has been cut out, first from the bottom of the title page and again on the page stating “to the Public”. Foxing throughout but text is legible and block, solid. Good Condition: 12mo: (7 1/2” x 4 3/4”):full leather with red label, gilt lettering and lines on spine: both front and rear boards attached by threads; otherwise cracked at hinges front and rear: corners are scuffed and missing leather as well as bent: leather chipped at rear hinge: spine has red label with title in second band and red circle with volume number in fourth: gilt lines across: chips and cracks on spine: no head nor tail: occasional pencil mark within: foxing and occasional poorly cut page: edge wear to the bindings on all sides: Pastedown paper lifted, front and rear: evidence of paper label inside front: “Edgar Huntley; or. Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker: by the author of Arthur Melvyn, Wieland-Ormond, &c”: Volume One: Charles Brockden Brown: Philadelphia: ‘Printed by H. Maxwell: 1799: First Edition: RAREA1799ARTA

Price: 1000 USD

Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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