IT has long been one of my pleasantest anticipations to look forward to the time when I might offer to you, my old and dear friend, some such acknowledgment of the value I place on your affection for me, and of my grateful sense of the many acts of kindness by which that affection has been proved, as I now gladly offer in this place. In dedicating the present work to you, I fulfil therefore a purpose which, for some time past, I have sincerely desired to achieve; and, more than that, I gain for myself the satisfaction of ...
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IT has long been one of my pleasantest anticipations to look forward to the time when I might offer to you, my old and dear friend, some such acknowledgment of the value I place on your affection for me, and of my grateful sense of the many acts of kindness by which that affection has been proved, as I now gladly offer in this place. In dedicating the present work to you, I fulfil therefore a purpose which, for some time past, I have sincerely desired to achieve; and, more than that, I gain for myself the satisfaction of knowing that there is one page, at least, of my book, on which I shall always look with unalloyed pleasure-the page that bears your name.
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Add this copy of Basil to cart. $6.34, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2018 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform.
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Add this copy of Basil to cart. $85.67, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1901 by Richard Butterworth.
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None. Very Good. An early novel by Wilkie Collins, a dramatic and sensational tale of love and revenge. The second novel by Wilkie Collins, 'Basil' is a dramatic tale of love and revenge, following a young man as he falls in love with a woman below his station. Before they can marry however, Basil discovers his bride-to-be in flagrante delicto with a mysterious man named Mannion, who just returned from abroad. Collins is better known for his sensation novels 'The Woman in White' and 'The Moonstone'. Rebound in a modern cloth binding, with renewed endpapers. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean, with the occasional scattered spot. Prior owner's ink inscription to the verso of the title page. Very Good.
