Days of the Dandies, 15 Volumes

Walpole, B. C; Walpole, Horace; Montagu, Mary Wortley; Goldsmith, Oliver; Burney, Fanny; Cibber, Colley; Fitzgerald, Percy; Gronow, Captain; Woffington, Peg; Boaden, James

Published by The Grolier Society, London, England

About this Item

Astral Edition. Limited edition of 50 copies published ca. 1900. Each volume has blue morocco leather on spines and corners with marbled boards and the same marbled end pages. Spines have five raised bands with four panels decorated with gilt borders and corner rosettes, two panels have gilt borders with gilt printed titles. Illustrations are in color and black and white each with a separate printed (in red) tissue guard. This copy printed and specially bound for Anna L. Lathrop with initials in gilt on each volume on upper leather portion of front panel. Printed on Grolier laid paper with top edge gilt and 2 edges untrimmed. All volumes are/were mis stamped copy 143. Titles in single volumes: Charles James Fox by B. C. Walpole together with the character of Mr. Fox by R. B. Sheridan. Horace Walpole written by himself. Mary Wortley Montagu written by herself. Beau Nash by Oliver Goldsmith together with the Comedy of Beau Nash by Douglas Jerrold and Beau Fielding by Grace and Philip Wharton. Fanny Burney written by herself. Titles in two volumes: Colley Cibber written by himself. Laurence Sterne written by Percy Fitzgerald. Captain Gronow written by himself. The Life and Adventures of Peg Woffington written by herself. Mrs. Jordan by James Boaden. Outstanding set. Seller Inventory # 002828

Bibliographic Details

Title: Days of the Dandies, 15 Volumes

Publisher: The Grolier Society, London, England

Binding: Three-Quarter Leather

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket