Description: The Cobweb Series of Choice Fiction. Vineta, The Phantom City. From the German of E. Werner, Author of "Good Luck," "Broken Chains," Etc. By Frances A. Shaw. Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1877. 414 pp, 7 x 5.25", 12mo. **Orange cloth over boards, with very elaborate decoratively stamped cobweb and spider designs in red and black on the spine and boards, gilt title on spine (dulled). Publisher's advertisements for The Cobweb Seriesand Choice Fiction. In poor condition. As is. Cloth boards scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of spine lacking, binding exposed. Painted deco dulled, but still attractive. Binding fragile between pages 126 - 127, cording exposed. Front and rear gutters beginning to split with some exposed binding mesh. Normal age-related toning throughout text-block, with some instances of age-staining. Binding is intact, hinges fragile. Please see photos. Elisabeth Bürstenbinder (pen-name Ernst Werner; 1838-1918) was a German writer who first gained attention in 1870 with Hermann. Among her works Sacred Vows, Fickle Fortune, River Bond, and some others, had English translations. Vineta was originally published in Leipzig, Germany, in 1877, so this is a very early translation. Attractive binding. Scarce Cobweb Series with adverts. FORN-MSB-0424-0566-HK1440
Price: 175 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Translator: Frances A. Shaw
Author: Elisabeth Bürstenbinder
Publisher: Estes and Lauriat
Topic: FIction
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
