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London: G. Routledge and Co, not dated, 1880 s. Very Good. The works of Edward Bulwer-Lytton, complete in twenty volumes. The set consists of The Last of the Barons, The Caxtons, Zenoni, The Disowned, The Last Days of Pompeii, Eugene Aram, Devereux, Paul Clifford, Godolphin, Ernest Maltravers (in two volumes), My Novel (in two volumes), Pilgrims of the Rhine, Lucretia, Renzi, Harold, Leila, Night and Morning and Pelham. Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton PC (25 May 1803 18 January 1873), was an English politician, poet, playwright, and novelist. He was immensely popular with the reading public and wrote a stream of bestselling dime-novels which earned him a considerable fortune. He coined several phrases that would become clichés, especially the great unwashed, pursuit of the almighty dollar, the pen is mightier than the sword, as well as the famous opening line It was a dark and stormy night . Pelham brought him public acclaim and established his reputation as a wit and dandy. Its intricate plot and humorous, intimate portrayal of pre-Victorian dandyism kept gossips busy trying to associate public figures with characters in the book. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. In half leather bindings with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart with slight shelfwear. VERY GOOD. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles to the spine, scratches and marks shown up by the flash on the shelf these look very good/fine. Joints very good condition - solid. Corners good condition - some bumped. Boards very good condition some marks to one or two of the marbled boards. Page edges very good condition top edge gilt, front handcut. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition. Front paste down good condition previous owner s bookplate. Front free end paper very good condition. Title very good condition. Pages very good condition minor foxing to very few pages. Binding very good condition solid binding. See photos. Seller Inventory # ABE-8103850239073091960
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