12th Sep, 2018 10:30 GMT/BST

Books, Maps & Ephemera

 
Lot 9
 

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Trollope, Anthony 59 volume set of the Trollope Society Works comprising: 47 novels and the...

Trollope, Anthony 59 volume set of the Trollope Society Works comprising: 47 novels and the Autobiography from the Society's Complete Edition of the works. 8vo, uniformly bound in brown cloth, spines with decorative labels, top edges stained in matching colour (with duplicate of Is He Popenjoy?). With specially commissioned introductions from Trollope admirers such as Max Egremont, Maeve Binchy, Enoch Powell and Roy Jenkins. And 11 volumes of other works including the complete short stories in five volumes; Ronald Knox's Barchester Pilgrimage; Winifred and James Gerould's Guide to Trollope; and four others. 8vo, in decorative boards. An attractively produced and important set which combines scholarly detail with a genuine affection for Trollope's work.

Sold for £150
Estimated at £150 - £200


 

Lower board of Dr Wortle's School lightly marked, a touch of shelf wear to heads and feet of spines of decorative volumes, but otherwise a near fine or better set.

 


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Auction: Books, Maps & Ephemera, 12th Sep, 2018

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