Item #013072 Look to the End; or, the Bennets Abroad. Sarah Stickney Ellis.

Look to the End; or, the Bennets Abroad

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1845. Wraps. Fair. Item #013072
ISBN: noisbn

Printed wrappers. 142 pp., plus 16 pp. Of ads. Double columned text. A novel exploring family life while travelling abroad (in Italy). By English author Sarah Stickney Ellis, known for her promoting a traditional role for women in adhering to domestic duties, but also, perhaps subversively, acknowledging the need for women to manipulate situations in the home to meet their own needs. FAIR/GOOD condition. Moderate soiling and staining to the covers, mostly to the front. Moderate darkening. Heavy chipping, tearing and loss along the upper wrapper edge and spine, with some appearance of nibbling. Some splitting to the wrappers along the spine. Moderate scattered foxing and spotting throughout the interior.

Price: $40.00

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