The Greville Memoirs.

Greville, Charles. [Edited by Henry Reeve].

Published by Longmans, Green, and Co., 1874

About this Item

Description: 3233 Pp. [V. I (1874) - 424 p., V. II ('74) - 384 p., V. III ('74) - 491 p., V. IV (1885) - 406 p., V. V (1885) - 435 p., V. VI ('85) - 513 p., V. VII (1887) - 313 p., V. VIII ('87) - 326 p.]. First edition. 8vo. 8 volume complete set. Quarter period red leather/linen boards, titles stamped on gilt decorated spines, gilt upper leaf edges, gray marble end papers, frontispiece illustrated text. Each volume is personalized with a foil bookplate, resembles a Greek coin, adhered verso front board. Finely bound by Riviere & Son. Front free endpaper blind-stamped 'Brentano's New York'. Ex-Libris. Measures: 1.3 (10.5 overall) W x 6 D x 8.75 H inches. Approx. weight: 13 pounds, 4 ounces. Provenance: Fred Robinson Heryer (bookplate). About the author and work: Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville (1794-1865), English political and social diarist, over 40 year Privy Council Clerk, considered an important early 19th century historical resource. Condition notes: Very good - Good; V. I & IV.- sympathetic front hinge restorations, remainder hinges starting, sunned spine covers, bumped corner tips, sporadic edgewear, minor foxing at ends.

Seller Inventory # 003076

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Greville Memoirs.
• Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Co.
• Publication Date: 1874
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 16 pounds