Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks (Isabella Banks) — More Than Coronets

Manchester , Abel Heywood and Son , 1882. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce novel from Victorian author and poet, Isabella Banks, bound in striking decorative cloth. The first edition of this very scarce work.In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding. 'More Than Coronets' is a novel from Victorian poet and author, Isabella Banks, also known as Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks. It follows the lives of a sea Captain's extended family, with some characters and events inspired by Bank's real life. With an illustrated monochrome frontispiece and illustrative title page by J. Copleston and G. C. Banks, With sixteen pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original decorative cloth binding. Externally, smart with slight fading to the spine cloth rubbing and bumping to the extremities. A few marks to the boards. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with occasional scattered spots. Very Good . Ill.: J. Copleston; G. C. Banks. Very Good .