EUSTACE CONWAY: or, The Brother and Sister. A Novel. In Three Volumes.
London: Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street. 1834. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 1392; Sadleir 1672). Not in Wolff. 3 volumes ([4], 300; [4], 311, [1 (blank)]; [2], 288 pp). 12mo. 7-5/8" x 4-5/8". 19th C. maroon morocco-style half-leather binding (by Budden), with marbled paper boards. Elaborate gilt-decorated spines. Marbled paper eps. AEG. Joints professionally strengthened. Bookplate. Townshend's signature at base of t.p. in each volume. A VG+ set. Item #33774
Author's first book, and apparently only published novel, issued anonymously. Maurice named the villian of his novel, "Captain Marryatt", which was, as Sadleir termed it, "an error of judgement which brought Maurice a challenge to a duel."
Uncommon on the commercial market.
Price: $1,850.00