Scarce First Edition of Anthony Trollope's The Bertrams

Anthony Trollope. THE BERTRAMS. A NOVEL. (3) volumes (complete). London: Chapman & Hall, 1859. First edition. Uniformly rebound in modern half red calf over marbled paper-covered boards, gilt-ruled and lettered spine, with fresh endpapers, and edges stained and red speckled. 8vo; iv, [1]-335, [1]pp. (volume I); iv, [1]-344pp. (volume II); iv, [1]-331, [1]pp. (volume III). Sadleir 8.

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

Very light wear to boards; vol. I and vol. II title page with subtle repairs at inner margin and vol. II with (2) pages with a thin area of repair to outer margin; interiors with mild toning and foxing, general light handling wear such as a stain or spot of grime, and rare corner chip or pencil notation; a few leaves at end of vol. I with some heavier staining. Very good.

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