THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII. . . IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. [Volume 1-One only.]

By the author of "Pelham," "Eugene Aram," "England and the English," &c. [Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1803-1873.]

Published by New-York [New York]: Published by Harper & Brothers, No. 82 Cliff-Street, and sold by the principal booksellers throughout t the United States, 1836.

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VOLUME I ONLY of a two volume set - early American printing issued as part of a larger Lytton set. Paged as iii-xiv, 9-240. Hardcover: H 18cm x L 11.25cm. Contemporary full calf; boards rubbed/scuffed; slender gilt tooling at board edges but with corners worn; shallow chipping at spine ends; spine retains original black title label albeit with some losses but gilt lettering "Pelham Novels Vol. XIII. Pompeii Vol. I." still easily legible. Small early 19th century bookseller ticket "Eichbaum . . . Nashville, T." at front pastedown's top left; antiquarian ink ownership inscription on front pastedown with same owner's pencil signature on front flyleaf; varied moisture stains at margins and light foxing to interior leaves. Binding is firm. First published as a triple-decker in London in 1834 with the first American published by Harper in the same year as a two volume set. Nashville, Tennessee bookseller tickets for 1830s are quite uncommon if not scarce. A native of Dublin, Ireland who emigrated to the United States circa 1820, William A. Eichbaum (1787-1873) arrived in Nashville, Tennessee circa 1821 and operated his Nashville Bookstore on College Street (now 3rd Avenue) from about 1831 to 1848.

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• Title: THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII. . . IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. [Volume 1-One only.]
• Publisher: New-York [New York]: Published by Harper & Brothers, No. 82 Cliff-Street, and sold by the principal booksellers throughout t the United States, 1836.
• Binding: Hardcover
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