Anglo-American First Editions (new 2 volume set in original slipcase)

New York: Sol Lewis, 1981. Brand new in a Brand new slipcase. Perfect condition. 2 volumes, complete. ANGLO-AMERICAN FIRST EDITIONS, 1826-1900: EAST TO WEST, Describing First Edition of English Authors Whose Books Were Published in America Before Their Publication in England; and PART TWO: WEST TO EAST, 1786-1930 Describing First Editions of American Authors Whose Books Were Published in England Before Their Publication in America. Introductions by Graham Pollard and Lord Esher, respectively. Pollard's useful introduction has much on piracy and copyright history. Reprints of the scarce 1935 and 1936 originals. 1981. Limited to 500 copies. 2 vols : xvi, 170pp. + xl, 132pp + plates [circa 400 total pages]. Important reference for determining hundreds of true first editions. These volumes demonstrate the dangers of the "Follow the Flag" convention. Described here are books by English authors that appeared first in the U. S. and books by Americans first published in the U. K. Identifies true first edition by Poe, Twain, Dickens, Haggard, Stevenson, Thackeray, Trollope, Arnold, Barrie, Carlyle, Collins, De Quincey, Gaskell, Grahame, Hardy, Kipling, Macaulay, Marryat, Meredith, Reade, Shaw, Wilde, etc. Uniformly bound in the original gilt-stamped green cloth, in a matching green cloth slipcase. 1981 edition, limited to 500 sets. Hardcover. New/New slipcase. 2 vols : xvi, 170pp. + xl, 132pp. + plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.…