The Novels of Susan E. Ferrier: Marriage; The Inheritance; Destiny
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1824 - 1831. Mixed edition. Hardcover. Eight volumes, uniformly bound as "Miss Ferrier's Tales". Duodecimo (7.25" x 4.5"), half calf with marbled boards and endpapers. All edges marbled. Gilt spine compartments. Some wear at the heads and tails, but sound in the joints and hinges. All volumes have lightly pencilled detailed notes on the rear endpapers. Overall very good. Complete as shown in the comments below. Very good. Item #19556
Sometimes called the Scottish Jane Austen, Susan Ferrier was a novelist who might have compared herself to Maria Edgeworth. She was a contemporary of Sir Walter Scott, a friend whom she admired. Her desre to remain anonymous is refleted on the title pages, but she was well known and popular throughout the 19th century. This set consists of her three novels, with first editions of her second and third and a third edition of her first novel as follows:
Marriage. By the Author of The Inheritance. Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1826. Third edition. 2 Volumes bound as above. 400, 411pp.
The Inheritance. By the Author of Marriage. Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1824. First edition. 3 Volumes bound as above. 387, 415, 359 pp.
Destiny, or The Chief's Daughter. By the Author of "Marriage" and "The Inheritance". Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1831. First edition. 3 Volumes bound as above. 337 with eratta slip, 407, 399 pp.
Price: $750.00