Item #3572 The Golden Lion of Granpere [First American - being the first illustrated edition in book form issued anywhere]. Anthony Trollope.
The Golden Lion of Granpere [First American - being the first illustrated edition in book form issued anywhere]
The Golden Lion of Granpere [First American - being the first illustrated edition in book form issued anywhere]
The Golden Lion of Granpere [First American - being the first illustrated edition in book form issued anywhere]
The Golden Lion of Granpere [First American - being the first illustrated edition in book form issued anywhere]
The Golden Lion of Granpere [First American - being the first illustrated edition in book form issued anywhere]
The Golden Lion of Granpere [First American - being the first illustrated edition in book form issued anywhere]
The Golden Lion of Granpere [First American - being the first illustrated edition in book form issued anywhere]
The Golden Lion of Granpere [First American - being the first illustrated edition in book form issued anywhere]
The Golden Lion of Granpere [First American - being the first illustrated edition in book form issued anywhere]
The Golden Lion of Granpere [First American - being the first illustrated edition in book form issued anywhere]
The Golden Lion of Granpere [First American - being the first illustrated edition in book form issued anywhere]

The Golden Lion of Granpere [First American - being the first illustrated edition in book form issued anywhere]

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. "...not only Trollope's best shorter book, but one of the most charming idylls in English Literature....It has all the colour and richness and cohesion of something done irresistibly." [Hugh Walpole, 1904.] A Near Fine to Fine copy of the first American Edition, first printing, rebound in three-quarters leather with marbled boards and without the advertisements. This was copy was published in America in cloth and was contemporaneously in a wrappered edition on July 3, 1872 and each constitutes the first illustrated edition in book form, preceding the first English illustrated edition in book form. (The English First Edition was published, unillustrated, in May of 1872 whereas the first American edition was taken from the English periodical "Good Words", and was serialized by Harper in its Harper's New Monthly Magazine, with illustrations by F. A. Fraser, from February through September 1872, such that the full novel was published in America before the serialization was completed, but not until numerous issues of Harper's New Monthly Magazine containing part of the novel were published, with illustrations.] The first UK edition in book form, published by Tinsley in 1872, was unillustrated and, as its sales were not strong, Tinsley reissued the book with illustrations in 1873. The leaves of this copy are in nice condition, the pastedowns and free endpapers have been renewed, and there is some dark spotting to the spine panel as well as a tiny rub to the top edge of each board, and the closed page block's edges have been decoratively sprayed. Overall, this copy is in about fine within and, but for the spine spots, the binding is Near Fine. Very good +. Item #3572

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