Anthony Trollope: An Illustrated Autobiography including How The 'Mastiffs' Went To Iceland

Trollope, Anthony

ISBN 10: 0862993393 / ISBN 13: 9780862993399

Published by Alan Sutton Publishing 1987[1883], Gloucester, 1987

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Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ spine slighty sunned & now protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. Introduction by Joanna Trollope. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 306 pages. Includes Trollope's account of his journey to Iceland - previously only published in an extremely limited edition. Seller Inventory # 325135

Bibliographic Details

Title: Anthony Trollope: An Illustrated ...

Publisher: Alan Sutton Publishing 1987[1883], Gloucester

Publication Date: 1987

Binding: Hardback

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: Reprint.

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Synopsis:

It may be well that I should put a short preface to this book. In the summer of 1878 my father told me that he had written a memoir of his own life. He did not speak about it at length, but said that he had written me a letter, not to be opened until after his death, containing instructions for publication. This letter was dated 30th April, 1876. I will give here as much of it as concerns the "I wish you to accept as a gift from me, given you now, the accompanying pages which contain a memoir of my life. My intention is that they shall be published after my death, and be edited by you. But I leave it altogether to your discretion whether to publish or to suppress the work;-and also to your discretion whether any part or what part shall be omitted. But I would not wish that anything should be added to the memoir. If you wish to say any word as from yourself, let it be done in the shape of a preface or introductory chapter." At the end there is a "The publication, if made at all, should be effected as soon as possible after my death." My father died on the 6th of December, 1882...