New and unused!

New and unused!

New and unused!

First Edition Written in around 1805 and first published in 1871, Lady Susan was first published from the original manuscript by the Clarendon Press in 1925. Light grey cloth spine with blue-grey boards. Clean save for a small smudge at the base of the spine and some yellowing at the head of the front board and to the very tip of the back. Very light foxing to extremities. Pages uncut. Chiswick Shop

The Chawton Edition 326, ix, 337pp.; 419, 426pp.; 260, 255pp. Bayntun Riviere binding: a cherry-red half calf with red cloth boards and a gilt top edge and gilt lettering and stamping on spine. The three spines have uniformly faded to a pretty salmon-pink. Minor scuffing to spines showing a darker red beneath, some ghosting on marbled endpapers, where a previous owner has written 'Dec 1949' in pencil on the f.e.p., otherwise 3 lovely volumes, very clean and bright inside. Chiswick Shop

New Edition iii - xvi., 331 pp. lacks half title, (1st section bound oddly, so that p. 1 & 2 appear between 16 & 17). Recently rebound in half tan calf with red morocco title label and marbled boards. Bears a previous owner's name 'Emily Grogan' at the head of the title page. Office

The Chawton Edition pp. 326; ix, 337; 419; 426; 260; 255. Bound in a recent full tan calf, with red and green lables, top edge gilt, and gilt lines to the binding Office

6 volumes, 1948 - 1950 bound in a recent quarter plum morocco. Raised bands, gilt lettering and devices, marbled boards. Very clean, attractive set. Office

Condition: Near Fine - in Near Fine DJ. :: Further Information: (Originally £4.99)128pp. ::