The Story of My Life

Augustus J C Hare

Published by George Allen 1896-1900, London, 1896

About this Item

A first edition of Augustus Hare's autobiography, complete in six volumes. A collection complete in six volumes of this extensive autobiographical work by Augustus Hare. The first edition, published between 1896 and 1900.Hare was an English author and raconteur; in his autobiography, he expresses the hardships of being an adopted child and the devotion to his adoptive mother Maria, as well as a great sorrow concerning his home education at Buckwell Place. A majority of his work includes the biographies of members and connections of his family, and descriptive and historical accounts of various countries and cities.This extensive work tells of the author's life from a personal perspective, with particular focus on his childhood, his time in Oxford and abroad, and his home life and relationship with his mother.Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume and illustrations in text throughout, as well as thirty full page plates. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with some shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, minor chipping to the head of the spine of vol. II and minor marking to the odd volume. Minor cockling to the spine of vol. IV and VI. Internally, firmly bound. With a light minor foxing affecting the first and last few leaves particularly, otherwise the pages are generally very clean throughout. Illustrated with a frontispiece and illustrations in text throughout to each volume, as well as thirty full page plates. Collated, complete. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 792A33

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Story of My Life

Publisher: George Allen 1896-1900, London

Publication Date: 1896

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: Not Stated

Condition: Very Good

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book