Emily Eden — The Semi-Attached Couple

London, The Folio Society, 1955. Cloth. The Folio Society edition of Emily Eden's romance novel, in the original glassine and slipcase and illustrated with wood engravings by Dorothea Braby. The Folio Society edition. First published in 1860. In the publisher's original cloth with the original, vanishingly scarce glassine dust wrapper, and the original slipcase. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and six coloured plates. Collated, complete. Emily Eden's witty romance novel, illustrated with striking magenta, black and white wood engravings by Dorothea Braby. The novel follows a couple who, considered to be the match of the year, quickly marry and find that marriage isn't as easy as they thought. In the publisher's original cloth with the original glassine and slipcase. Externally lovely. The wrap lovely with only a crease and a small closed tear to the head of the spine. The slipcase is excellent with slight fading and the odd minor mark. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Fine . Ill.: Dorothea Braby. Fine/Fine.