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Price: US$764.43 + shipping
Description: First UK edition, third issue and the first with illustrations, from the sheets of the first issue which were trimmed, had illustrations inserted, and were bound in decorated cloth for the 1874 Christmas market, following the first issue in October. The issue was split between four colours of cloth without priority. The UK edition was preceded by the US edition of January 1874. Trollope's tale of Australian bush life was based upon the experiences of his son Frederic: "I was not loath to describe the troubles to which my son had been subjected, by the mingled accidents of heat and bad neighbours, on his station in the bush" (autobiography). Sadleir, Trollope 43; Wolff 6779; Tinker 2230. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine and front cover lettered and decorated in gilt and black. 40pp. publisher's advertisements at rear, dated October 1874. Contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper. A little shaken, hinges splitting but holding. A very good copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$1274.04 + shipping
Description: First UK edition, third issue and the first with illustrations, from the sheets of the first issue which were trimmed, had illustrations inserted, and were bound in decorated cloth for the 1874 Christmas market, following the first issue in October. The issue was split between four colours of cloth without priority. The UK edition was preceded by the US edition of January 1874. Trollope's tale of Australian bush life was based upon the experiences of his son Frederic: "I was not loath to describe the troubles to which my son had been subjected, by the mingled accidents of heat and bad neighbours, on his station in the bush" (autobiography). Sadleir, Trollope 43; Wolff 6779; Tinker 2230. Octavo. Original green cloth, spine and front cover lettered and decorated in gilt and black. Housed in a custom green cloth solander box. 40pp. publisher's advertisements at rear, dated October 1874. Pencilled ownership inscription dated 1942 to front pastedown, and inked inscription dated 1882 to front free endpaper verso. Ever so slightly shaken, yet a particularly nice copy, cloth and contents clean.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$2400.06 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Ex-public library. Red cloth boards with plain endpapers. [iv] + 343pp + 43 [out of 44]pp catalogue. The binding is tight but between-section cracking has forced it out of square. There are the unsightly remains of a large yellow library label at the top of the upper board. The corners and edges are very rubbed. The boards and spine have been imperfectly repaired. The leaf bearing pp. 31/2 has been bound in, presumably at a later date, between pp. 80 and 81 and has a chip with small loss at the outer edge. The spine cover is faded and the gilt lettering barely legible. The front endpaper is clean and has no ownership markings but there are identical library numbers inked to both faces. The last catalogue leaf (p. 44) is affixed to the rear pastedown. The title page has a library stamp and handwritten and stamped numbers. There are no other markings but for small brown stains (not foxing) on many of the pages. This copy would benefit from professional restoration. This is the true first UNILLUSTRATED edition which is very rare.
Seller: Snookerybooks, Philippolis, South Africa