ISBN10: 0747571090, ISBN13: 9780747571094, [publisher: London. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC] Hardcover First Edition London. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. 2004. First Edition/First Printing (1 included in full number line on copyright page). Hard Cover. Medium 8vo. 6.5 x 9.3 . ([16.5cm x 23.5cm] approx. 237 pp. Cream cloth boards with black titles to the spine. Jacket shows Mary and Charles Lamb by Francis Cary, 1834. Back cover shows woman with a stiletto, a Man with a startled expression by Fuseli. Twenty one illustrations in the text. Book and jacket are in fine condition. At the age of thirty one, Mary Lamb stabbed her mother to death. Amazingly she wasn't imprisoned but was instead released into the care of her younger brother Charles. Brother and sister were inseparable for nearly forty years. They wrote and holidayed together and were famed for their literary salon, frequented by the likes of Coleridge, Wordsworth, Hazlitt and Godwin. But the Lambs' popularity existed in the shadow of Mary's recurring bouts of illness. Centuries before manic depression was to be diagnosed, Mary's collapses took her into an asylum for several months of the year. Kathy Watson's aim has been to find the real Mary Lamb: to reconcile the modest, motherly lady who wrote "Tales from Shakespeare" with the murderess, the 'lunatic' with the admired hostess. Above all Watson memorably examines a fascinating brother-sister relationship. Superbly ...
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Bloomsbury 2004 First Edition Hard cover Used-Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket. A tidy copy in tight binding.

ISBN10: 0747571090, ISBN13: 9780747571094, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC] Hardcover Unclipped dust jacket. Sloped spine. Wear present. Scruff marks on the front cover, back cover. Discolouration present. Slight tearing present. Small stains on the front cover and back cover. Front cover differs from the one shown.
[Doncaster, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]

ISBN10: 0747571090, ISBN13: 9780747571094, [publisher: Bloomsbury] Hardcover First Edition A tidy copy in tight binding Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket
[Cheltenham, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]
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ISBN10: 0747571090, ISBN13: 9780747571094, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 02/08/2004] Hardcover This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
[Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]

ISBN10: 0747571090, ISBN13: 9780747571094, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC] Hardcover VG condition book with dust jacket. DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents. Pencil markings to endpaper.
[Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ISBN 0747571090 9780747571094 [GB]

ISBN10: 0747571090, ISBN13: 9780747571094, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc] Hardcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust Jacket in good condition. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9780747571094
[Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]

ISBN10: 0747571090, ISBN13: 9780747571094, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC] Hardcover Bumped edges. Bumped spine Marks to the cover. Marks to the edge of the pages. Sun Damage to edge of pages. Next day dispatch from the UK (Mon-Fri). Please contact us with any queries.
[Hereford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]

ISBN10: 0747571090, ISBN13: 9780747571094, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc] Hardcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust Jacket in good condition. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9780747571094
[Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]

ISBN10: 0747571090, ISBN13: 9780747571094, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC] Hardcover Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
[Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]