The way of the world

Metadata

Title

Author

Murray, David Christie, 1847-1907

Publisher

London : Chatto & Windus

Date

1887

Description

Publisher's advertisements appear before and after text.

"Richard Clay & Sons, Bread Street Hill, London, Bungay, Suffolk"--T.p. verso.

In original publisher's binding, paper covered boards; advertisement for Pears soap on back cover.

An excerpt: “A cat may look at a king. A solicitor’s clerk may love an earl’s daughter. It was an undeniable madness in Kimberley even to dream of loving the Lady Ella Santerre. He knew perfectly well what a fool he was; but he was in love for all that.”

Format

2, 320, 32 p. ; 18 cm.

Language

eng

Type

Yellowbacks

Publishers' advertisements 1887

Publishers' paper bindings (Binding) 1887

Provenance

Athenaeum's copy stamped on t.p.: "Received Apr 4 1888 The Athenaeum."

Citation

Murray, David Christie, 1847-1907, “The way of the world,” Yellowbacks, accessed April 28, 2024, http://omeka.philaathenaeum.org/yellowbacks/items/show/336.