TROLLOPE, Anthony.
Ralph the Heir.
First Illustrated Edition of Anthony Trollope's Ralph the Heir
London: Strahan & Co. Publishers, 1871.
$300.00
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Item Number: RRB-110321
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First illustrated edition of Trollope's account of a corrupt Parliamentary election, based on his own experiences as a candidate. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, wood-engraved illustrations by F.B. Fraser. In near fine condition.
Best known for his Chronicles of Barsetshire, Victorian era English novelist Anthony Trollope was a prolific writer, publishing dozens of novels addressing current political, social, and gender issues. Writers such as William Thackeray, George Eliot and Wilkie Collins admired and befriended Trollope, praising his understanding of the quotidian world of institutions, official life, and daily business.
Ralph the Heir.
$300.00
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