Buy this book on-line Burnett, Frances Hodgson : The Head of the House of CoombeFrederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1922
Original publisher's green cloth binding with beige dust wrapper in mylar. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4." 374 pages, complete. Pages and covers of the book are very clean and intact. Dust wrapper is heavily chipped with the most damage at the corners of the front panel. No remainder marks. A Fine book in a Good dust wrapper. Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was a British-born American author best-known for her children's novels such as A Little Princess (1905) and The Secret Garden (1911). The Head of the House of Coombe is about the relations between pre-World War I commoners and nobles. Within this book, Burnett offers commentary on the social, class, and political structures present in pre-World War I which she felt were at least partly responsible for starting the war. The story is about Lord Coombe, an aristocrat with a questionable reputation, and the events that unfold when he takes in a woman of similarly ill repute and her innocent daughter, Robin.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Burnett, Frances Hodgson : The Head of the House of Coombe. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including incunabula, livres anciens, atlases, livres d'occasion and collectables. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |