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12mo. Contemporary half calf, marbled boards, gilt decorated spines, gilt lettering.
The attribution to Mrs Martin comes from a Minerva Library catalogue of 1814 (Blakey, p.198). A clever novel concerning the efforts of Sir Philip Desomeaux's quest for a wife. Sir Philip takes an extraordinarily practical approach to his search. The novel opens with an advertisement that he has placed in the newspaper, stating simply: 'A man wants a wife.' His practicality quickly gives way to romantic passion, however, upon his meeting with his 'Enchantress' - Miss Josepha Milward.
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