R.D. Blackmore – Lorna Doone – First Folio Edition 2000
£65.00
A first Folio Society edition, first printing of ‘Lorna Doone’, published by The Folio Society, London in 2000. A fine copy free from inscriptions, in a very fine blue slipcase.
An 1869 historical romance novel by R. D. Blackmore. Set in seventeenth-century Exmoor, it follows farmer John Ridd and his love for Lorna, raised among the outlaw Doone clan. Combining adventure, romance, and historical detail, the story explores loyalty, revenge, and social conflict. The novel became a classic of Victorian popular fiction, admired for vivid landscape descriptions, strong storytelling, and its blend of folklore, history, and emotional drama.
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A first Folio Society edition, first printing of ‘Lorna Doone’, published by The Folio Society, London in 2000. A fine copy free from inscriptions, in a very fine blue slipcase.
An 1869 historical romance novel by R. D. Blackmore. Set in seventeenth-century Exmoor, it follows farmer John Ridd and his love for Lorna, raised among the outlaw Doone clan. Combining adventure, romance, and historical detail, the story explores loyalty, revenge, and social conflict. The novel became a classic of Victorian popular fiction, admired for vivid landscape descriptions, strong storytelling, and its blend of folklore, history, and emotional drama.
