THE MINERVA PRESS, 1790-1820
London: Printed for the Bibliographical Society at the University Press, Oxford, 1939 (for 1935). First Edition. Hardcover. Established by William Lane at No 33 Leadenhall Street in London, Minerva Press is notable for creating a lucrative market in sentimental and Gothic fiction. Many of Lane's regular writers were women, including Regina Maria Roche, Eliza Parsons, E.M. Foster, and Eleanor Sleath. From the library of philanthropist and book collector Carrie Estelle Doheny, with her bookplate to the front pastedown. Octavo: [viii], 339, [1, blank] pp. with 9 collotype plates. Original paper-covered boards over a linen spine with black-stamped titling. Largely unopened. Some toning along the extremities; else very good or better. Very good. Item #79227
Price: $125.00