The Life of Charles Lever. In Two Volumes
London, Chapman and Hall, 1879 [first edition].
Octavo, two volumes, xvi, 343, [3] (blank) and viii, 440, [2] (blank) pages.
Half blue calf and marbled boards; gilt decorated spines; five raised spine bands; leather titling labels; marbled edges and endpapers; extremities slightly rubbed, torn and worn with slight loss; spines a little sunned; initial two pages lightly foxed; a very good set.
With the uniquely-shaped bookplates of William E. Stuart, featuring a unicorn (possibly William Stuart (1825-93), see wiki) // Charles Lever (1806-1872) was a mercurial Irish novelist.
Item #102972
Price (AUD):
$165.00
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