Mary Shelley; Maurice, or the Fisher's Cot, Claire Tomalin, 1998
Mary Shelley; Maurice, or the Fisher's Cot, Edited with an introduction by Claire Tomalin.
Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, academic and author. His signature to first free endpaper. Please see our other listings for related works.
Published by Viking (Penguin Group), in association with the Keats-Shelley Memorial Association. This was the first publication of her recently discovered story. First edition, 1998, London. This was a pre-sale copy sent to William St Clair by the Publishing Director of Penguin at the request of Claire Tomalin, and comes with the letter sent from Penguin.
A fine black cloth hardback with dustjacket. Text block is crisp and clean throughout. Soundly bound. Mild rubbing to jacket.
xiv + 152pp + 2 x double page family trees + plates.
Weight approximately 342g unpacked.
Dimensions: Approximately 225mm high x 138mm wide x 20mm deep.