A rarity in the Thirkell canon, this charming and witty historical novel is set in the coronation summer of 1838, when the young Victoria, scarcely older than the tale's narrator, Fanny Harcourt, assumes the throne of England. The seventeen-year-old Fanny's journey from her native Norfolk to London, where she takes up residence with close friend Emily Dacre (and her father as chaperone) in a Queen Street apartment for the six weeks of festivities surrounding Victoria's corination, allows Thirkell a splendid opportunity to ... Read More
A rarity in the Thirkell canon, this charming and witty historical novel is set in the coronation summer of 1838, when the young Victoria, scarcely older than the tale's narrator, Fanny Harcourt, assumes the throne of England. The seventeen-year-old Fanny's journey from her native Norfolk to London, where she takes up residence with close friend Emily Dacre (and her father as chaperone) in a Queen Street apartment for the six weeks of festivities surrounding Victoria's corination, allows Thirkell a splendid opportunity to portray the excitements of the capital and its environs through unsophisticated yet sharply discerning eyes. Thirkell's fictional experiment will surprise and delight her established fans and win her new admirers among those enchanted with Victoriana. Read Less
Add this copy of Coronation Summer to cart. $52.45, good condition, Sold by John C. Newland rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cheltenham, Glos., UNITED KINGDOM, published 1937 by Oxford University Press.
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Used-Good. Good hardback in Good price-clipped dust jacket. 1st edition, 1937. Text clean. Binding tight; blue cloth a little discoloured; foot of spine bumped; dust jacket worn & chipped at edges, with browned spine.
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Good. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover if applicable. Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May include From the library of labels. Shrink wrap dust covers or boxed set case may be missing. Item may be missing bundled media.
Add this copy of Coronation Summer to cart. $27.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1953 by Alfred A. Knopf.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Gently bumped and rubbed, end papers tanned with light foxing to the upper edge of the text block. Previous owner's stamp on the front free end paper. Jacket rubbed with small chips and tears, spine darkened with a sticker scuff. Price clipped, in mylar. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
Add this copy of Coronation Summer 1838 to cart. $91.00, like new condition, Sold by JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BURLINGTON, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1953 by ALFRED A KNOPF CO.
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FINE IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN ENGLAND IN 1937. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT BUT HAS A SLIGHT BUMP ON THE BOTTOM FRONT CORNER. D.J. IS VERY NICE WITH A SMALL BIT OF WEAR TO THE CORNERS AND SPINE ENDS, WITH A FEW SHORT TEARS ALONG THE TOP EDGE, A TRACE OF SOIL TO THE REAR PANEL, AND FLAPS ARE NOT CLIPPED. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN BRIGHT AND UNFADED COPY.
Add this copy of Coronation Summer to cart. $104.50, like new condition, Sold by Books Of Choice rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bloomington, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1953 by Alfred A. Knopf.
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Fine book in a fine dust jacket. 196 pages First American edition, first printing. Printed in England with a Knopf title page. Dust jacket art by Osborne Robinson. Her 20th book. Fine book in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to the corners. A beautiful copy!
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