First edition. Octavo. Three volumes: pp viii, 284; vi, 304; vi, 265. Mid-Twentieth Century binding by Rivi�re of three-quarter red morocco with raised bands, gilt decorated spines, gilt rules, cloth sides. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. With the burgundy leather ex libris Beeleigh Abbey bookplate of W.A. Foyle on the front pastedown of each volume. One of Collins's "mission" novels, this is an exploration of the inequitable marriage and custody laws. A fine set. Seller Inventory # COLLINSW020812

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Title: The Evil Genius - A Domestic Story.

Publisher: Chatto and Windus, London.

Publication Date: 1886

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition

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