The Pilgrims of the Rhine
London: Saunders and Otley Conduit Street, 1834. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [3], vi-xxxvi, [1], 2-341, [5] pp. Turn-of-the-twentieth-century half brown morocco over green paper boards, boards ruled in gold, with the spine in six compartments, gold lettering and gold rules on the spine; top edge gilt. Green mottled endpapers and pastedowns. Bound by Riviere & Son. Illustrated with a frontispiece, an illustrated title page, with thirteen plates and one full-page illustration, and with several in-text illustrations. Sadleir 432b(2). Wolff 181. This is the copy with twenty-seven illustrations total, printed on India paper. Bulwer-Lytton was a well-regarded novelist in his day. This work takes place in Germany, and explores the countryside and the attitudes of the people residing in the region. A lovely example. Near Fine. Item #000010887
The bottom corners mildly bumped, leaves show just a touch of foxing.
Price: $350.00