Eight Novels by George Whyte-Melville, Finely Bound by Morrell

G. J. Whyte-Melville. [WHYTE-MELVILLE'S NOVELS]. (8) vols. London, New York, and Melbourne: Ward, Lock, and Co., [n.d.]. Various editions; most stated New Edition. Uniformly bound in half red morocco over marbled paper-covered boards, spines with gilt-lettered and decorated compartments and raised bands, with marbled endpapers and all edges gilt; stamped "MORRELL BINDER" on first free endpaper verso. Small 8vo. To include: The Brookes of Bridlemere; Contraband; Or, A Losing Hazard; Black But Comely; Or, The Adventures of Jane Lee; Satanella: A Story of Punchestown; Uncle John; Cerise; A Tale of the Last Century; Roy's Wife; and Market Harborough; Or, How Mr. Sawyer Went to the Shires [bound together with] Inside the Bar; Or, Sketches at Soakington.

Each 7 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.

A Private High Point, North Carolina Collection

Occasional light wear to boards such as rubbing to extremities and foxing or fading to marbled paper; interiors with very mild toning, scattered foxing (concentrated at preliminaries and endpapers), and occasional ghosting and handling wear such as a folded corner; a few novels with heavier wear including one with a handful of leaves with tears and folds, one with numerous leaves with wear at upper margin, and one with binding abnormalities; some with ribbon bookmarks or remnants; text pages clean. Volumes range from very good minus to near fine.