[BARING-GOULD, Sabine].

Gaverocks. A Tale of the Cornish Coast

Item #32824

[BARING-GOULD, Sabine]. The Gaverocks. A Tale of the Cornish Coast by the Author of 'John Herring', 'Mehalah' etc. 3 vols. Orignal decorated cloth. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1887. First edition. Wolff 262. Not in Sadleir. A very good set. A story of wife murder among the peasant classes in Cornwall by the author of the hymn 'Onward Christian Soldiers'. Wolff states that this was one of the first four novels of Baring-Gould's successful career as a writer of fiction and one that he (Baring-Gould) cared to remember.

Price: $1,250.00