Greville, Charles C.F.; Reeve, Henry [Editor]

THE GREVILLE MEMOIRS: A JOURNAL OF THE REIGNS OF KING GEORGE IV., KING WILLIAM IV AND QUEEN VICTORIA[8 VOLUMES]

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1874/1885/1887. Mixed Editions. Octavos, 8 volumes; VG; bound in uniform three quarters brown calf with marbled boards and endpapers, paneled spines two two panels having lettering, date on tail; bound by Roger de Coverly & Sons; top edge of text block gilt; bookplates to front pastedowns; mild rubbing and wear; Series One: Second Edition 1874; Series Two: 1885; Series Three: 1887; shelved above Vietnam War.

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The journals of the reigns of George IV and William IV, extending from 1817 to 1837, were published in obedience to his directions almost ten years after his death. Few publications have been received with greater interest by the public; five large editions were sold in little more than a year, and the demand in America was as great as in England. These journals were regarded as a faithful record of the impressions made on the mind of a competent observer, at the time, by the events he witnessed and the persons with whom he associated. [wikipedia]