Trollope, Anthony. He Knew He Was Right. Chapman & Hall, London, 1878.

Price: US$38.16 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Appears to have been rebound. Church library inscription but no other markings.

Seller: Beach Hut Books, Lingfield, United Kingdom

Trollope, Anthony. Is He Popenjoy? - A Novel (3 Volumes). Chapman & Hall, London, 1878.

Price: US$120.84 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: 1878. First edition in 3 volumes. vii, 301pp.; vii, 297pp.; vii, 319pp. Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was a popular English novelist. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. He also wrote novels on political, social, and gender issues, and other topical matters. Is He Popenjoy? is a comic novel written late in his career. The plot revolves around the themes of property and inheritance, as the relatives of the Marquis of Brotherton question the legitimacy of a foreign-born heir to the family estate. The three volumes are uniformly bound in the original brown cloth covered boards with gold titling on the spines and black designs on the front boards. These three volumes have been in a circulating library and have obvious signs of use. The boards have shelf wear and soiling and volume 2 has a 2 1/2" x 4" label near the top of the front board. The circulating library labels on volumes 1 and 3 have been removed leaving a cleaner patch where they were affixed. The spine ends and corners are bumped with some damage and loss to the cloth around the corners and spine ends. The spines of volumes 1 and 3 are darkened leaving the spine of volume 2 looking cleaner. The only other such library indication is a small purple stamp on the top edge of the title page in volume 2. The contents are tight although a repair has been carried out on volumes 1 and 3 involving rebacking the spines and recasing. This repair is probably from the late 20th century and looks as if it has been carried out by someone with a bit of knowledge, but not a professional bookbinder. Signs of the repair are visible down the spine gutter of the endpapers in these volumes. The endpapers of volume 2 are white and the other volumes have yellow fronted endpapers. There is some foxing on the first and last few pages of each volume and a little scattered light foxing elsewhere within the book. A few of the pages in volume 2 appear to have been loose in the past as there are nicks and small tears with some soiling on the fore edge. The front free endpaper of volume 3 has damage and staining on the fore edge and a piece is missing from the bottom corner of the half-title page in this volume. There are scattered stains and marks from finger smudges in all three volumes but most noticeably in volume 3. As these books have been well used, there are other minor faults and marks. Overall, this set of three volumes is probably best regarded as being a sound reading copy or suitable for a professional repair. PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavy set and extra postage may be required for delivery outside the UK.

Seller: Edinburgh Books, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Trollope, Anthony. Is He Popenjoy? In 3 Volumes. Chapman & Hall, London, 1878.

Price: US$985.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Very good minus, first edition books, no dust jackets. Maroon cloth covered boards with black stamped decorations on front panels and spine; gilt lettering and gilt and black graphics on spine, blind-stamped double-borders on back panel. Boards are soiled and stained overall. Books in general are sunned, more so on the spine. Edges at head and tail of board spine are crimped, with small vertical splits, fraying and rub throughs. Fore-edge corners are bumped or turned and all are rubbed through at the tip and adjacent edges. All other board edges are scuffed; edges close to spine tails are rubbed through. All eternal page edges are age-soiled and darkened. All three volumes have the same bookplates and labels on the front paste downs. The half-title page in Vol. I is hand-written. Gutter is cracked at pp. 144-145 in Vol I. Vol. II has two pages of ads at the back. Some smudges and foxing throughout all three volumes, but not excessive. Text blocks are snug. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required.

Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.

Anthony Trollope. Is He Popenjoy?. Chapman and Hall, London, 1878.

Price: US$985.82 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: The scarce first edition of Anthony Trollope's humorous novel, 'Is He Popenjoy?', in the publisher's original cloth binding. A humorous nineteenth-century novel narrating the story of the Marquis of Brotherton, who upon his return to England from Italy, has married an Italian woman and has a young son and heir, the 'Lord Popenjoy'.The first edition of this work.Complete in three volumes.Written by Anthony Trollope (1815-1882), a Victorian writer most famous for his series 'The Chronicles of Barsetshire', which made acute observations of Victorian life. He wrote on political, social, gender, and other topical themes.In the publisher's original cloth binding. Including half titles to Volumes I and II and two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear of Volume II. Lacking half title page to Volume III.A previous owner's ink notation to the title page of Volume I and the contents page of Volume II.A scarce to find work, especially in the first edition state. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, some shelf wear to the boards and bumping to the head and tail of the spines and extremities. Some discolouration to the cloth and a few small cracks to the spine of Volume I. A previous owner's ink notation to the title page of Volume I and the contents page of Volume II. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. The odd small handling mark to the pages, which are otherwise bright and clean. Good

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom