"Dragonwyck" by Anya Seton, Complete & Unabridged published by Pocket Books, Inc., New York, 1946 (Pocket Book No. 144,849,496 ). First printing of the Pocket Book edition, April 1946.

Soft cover [some soiling and wear: see photos], 4.1/4" x 6.1/2"; 357 pages + Note About Author and list of Pocket Books dated May 1946, brownish paper, very good condition.

"This is a beautifully written work of historical fiction, set in 1840s New York. It focuses on a young Connecticut woman, Miranda Wells, who sees a change in her station in life through a chance invitation by a wealthy distant cousin. Handsome, gallant, and a renaissance man in terms of his interests, Nicholas Van Ryn invites his young cousin to visit and stay at his lavish home in upstate Hudson, New York, and act as a companion for his young daughter...

The book is well researched and redolent with information about the Dutch influence in New York and its aristocracy. It details many of the issues and traditions that were germane to the period and is richly descriptive of a way of life in New York, both downstate and upstate, that has since gone by the wayside. It intertwines a number of historical events and personages with the lives of those characters who are at the heart of this wonderful and vastly entertaining book. It is a book that will keep the reader turning the pages until the very last."

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World: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) --- $42.50