The Cloister and the Hearth. A Tale of the Middle Ages (1861) by Reade, Charles - 1898

Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co. Boards have shelfwear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The Heritage Press, 1932. Name, 1952 date on half-title page.. Later Printing (ca. 1950). Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Lynd Ward. Thick Large Octavo. In Slipcase.

Heritage Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1932. Hardcover. Tan cloth boards with overall red and brown patterning, gilt titling on spine. Solid binding, minimal wear. Clean unmarked pages. In VG red slipcase. ; 9.5"x6.5"x2" .

Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, 1915. Hardcover. Good. 1915. No Edition Remarks. 774 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Bookseller sticker stuck to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.

NYC: The Heritage Press, 1932 745 pp with B&W illustrations throughout. A handsome edition with a large, easily-readable typeface.. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Boards are clean and bright,, undamaged. Case is intact with light rubbing.. Cased Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Ward, Lynd.

NY: HIPPOCRENE BOOKS. Fine. Hardcover. 3RD. 2007.

London: J. M. Dent & Son's. Good. 1907. Hardcover. 3rd Printing 1907. Everyman's Library. Red cloth hardcove would be VG except spine flap is loose on one side, otherwise cover has minor edge/corner wear & bumping and light soiling. Light fading to spine. Foxing to outside edge of pages. Interior pages are clean & tight other than one paper split at spine prior to title page. Pencilled name on first page. 703 pages. "Originally published in 1861. Critically acclaimed as one of the greatest historical novels in English, The Cloister and the Hearth contains a meticulous recreation of 15th-century European life. The plot concerns Gerard Eliason, a young Dutch artist who abandons thought of the priesthood when he falls in love with Margaret Brandt. Gerard's father opposes their engagement and arranges to have his son kidnapped. The young lovers find each other, but Gerard is soon forced to flee..." ; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall .

Daily Express Publications. Good+. 1933. Hardback.

London & Toronto: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Poor with no dust jacket. 1915. Hardcover. Spine has faded. Spine is cracked at page after front endpaper. Corners are bumped. Outer edge has a moderately sized dampstain that affects the first 20 pages. Spine has a few missing pages, and bottom 2/3 is loose. ; Ownership sign of J[ames] Hilton on front endpaper. .

GB: Everyman's Library (Dent/Dutton), 1926. Dark green reinforced cloth lettered in gold at top of spine within elongated shield with EL in "pendant" below. (Library Edition). Bookplate on front pastedown (is spotted). . Reprint Thus. Hardback. VG+/No DW.