NOVELS AND TALES BY THE EARL OF BEACONSFIELD : WITH PORTRAIT AND SKETCH OF HIS LIFE : HUGHENDEN EDITION [11 VOLUMES]
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1881. Octavo; G-; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print; Boards in brown cloth with gold print, wear to spine caps and corners, light wear to hinges and edges, light amount of smudging & shelfwear, vols. 1, 3, 5, 6, 10 have mildly cocked spines; Textblocks have library stamp on title pages and occasionally within, penciled numbers on front endpapers, else text clean and tight unless otherwise noted below; Each title page has engraving of different scene at Hughenden Manor; CONTENTS: Vol. I. Vivian Grey, 487 pages, frontispiece portrait (cracked front hinge, spine breaks at p. 272 and p.288) — Vol. II. The Young Duke : a Moral Tale, Though Gay ; Count Alarcos : a Tragedy, 451 pages (cracked front hinge) — Vol. III. Contarini Fleming : a Psychological Romance ; The Rise of Iskander, 461 pages (cracked hinges front and rear) — Vol. IV. Alroy ; Ixion in Heaven ; The Infernal Marriage ; Popanilla, 463 pages (cracked hinges front and rear, spine break at p. 241) — Vol. V. Henrietta Temple : a Love Story, 464 pages (cracked hinges front and rear, intermittent spine breaks) — Vol. VI. Venetia, 482 pages (cracked front hinge, intermittent spine breaks) — Vol. VII. Sybil, or, The Two Nations, 489 pages (cracked front hinge, spine break at p. 128) — Vol. VIII. Tancred, or, The New Crusade, 487 pages (cracked front hinge) — Vol. IX. Coningsby, or, The New Generation, ix, 477 pages (cracked front hinge, spine break at p. 192) — Vol. X. Lothair, xx, 485 pages (cracked hinges front and rear) — Vol. XI. Endymion ; Memoir of the Earl of Beaconsfield, 474, 30 pages, frontispiece portrait (cracked front hinge). Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. This set is kept on the top shelves of Aisle 10 on the sales floor. More