When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
The Afternoon of Unmarried Life – 1859 Antique Hardcover - Rudd & Carleton
A beautiful and authentic mid-19th-century copy of The Afternoon of Unmarried Life, published in New York by Rudd & Carleton in 1859.
This attractive antique volume features textured cloth-covered boards with an embossed decorative design that gives the book wonderful historic character and makes it equally appealing as a collectible literary work or as part of an antique book display.
The book was originally published anonymously. Although an author\'s name does not appear on the title page of this copy, the work is bibliographically attributed to Anne Judith Brown, later Anne Judith Penny, under whose name it is cataloged today.
The title page identifies this edition as “From the Last London Edition” and as a companion to Woman\'s Thoughts About Women.
Book Details:
• Title: The Afternoon of Unmarried Life
• Author attribution: Anne Judith Brown, later Anne Judith Penny
• Publisher: Rudd & Carleton
• Place of publication: New York
• Publication year: 1859
• Binding: Hardcover / cloth-covered boards
• Language: English
• Original antique edition, not a modern reproduction or facsimile
• Text reaches the documented final numbered page 343, marked “The End”
• Original publisher advertisements follow the main text
Condition:
This is an authentic antique book dating to 1859 and shows age-related wear consistent with approximately 167 years of history.
The cloth-covered boards retain their attractive embossed detailing and display expected age-related wear, including rubbing, discoloration, small marks and general surface wear. Pages show natural age toning, occasional spotting and other signs of age and handling.
The pages are intact, and the book retains the complete numbered text through page 343 with publisher advertisements following the text.
A previous owner’s nameis handwritten on an early blank page. Additional handwritten notes, underlining, and an older pasted clipping appear toward the back of the book, all shown in the photographs.
Please review all photographs carefully, including the detailed images of the cover, spine, page edges, interior pages, ownership inscription and annotations. The photographs form an important part of the condition description and show the exact book you will receive.
A wonderful addition for a collector of 19th-century books, Victorian literature, women\'s history, social history, antique books, decorative books, or early American publishing. Its understated antique cloth binding also makes it a beautiful piece for display in a library, study, bookshelf or curated vintage book antique book, Victorian book, The Afternoon of Unmarried Life, Anne Judith Penny, Rudd Carleton, Victorian women, women\'s history, women\'s studies, unmarried women, single women, Victorian social history, conduct of life, 19th century book, 1850s book, antique hardcover, Victorian literature, original antique book, embossed cloth binding, collectible book
