[MARRYAT, Captain FREDERICK]. Snarleyyow, or the Dog Fiend. London, 1837. 3 vols., original drab boards, skilfully rebacked, original printed spine label preserved, uncut, a few corners a bit worn. FIRST EDITION, March 1839 ownership inscription of Horatio A. Smith of Riverhall Place (the author?) on each title-page, Sadleir 1598, Wolff 4537; Another edition. Philadelphia, 1837. 2 vols., original brown cloth-backed tan boards, printed paper spine labels, tear along rear outer joint of vol. 1, corners worn, lower fore-corner of vol. 2, foxing, First American Edition, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author on a leaf replacing the original front free endpaper of vol. 1: "Mary G. Ingraham with F. Marryat's Love." Below this is a note by "E.D.I." (the Philadelphia lawyer and important book collector Edward Duffield Ingraham--the recipient Mary probably being his daughter): "Capt. Marryat wrote this book to prove an assertion he made during a discusion, that a book need not have a Hero'--adding 'I could make that Puppy there' (pointing to the dog) do just as well.' from himself 1st. Feb. 1838, just after he had written the name above. E.D.I." (Marryat was in the United States from 1837-39; hence the presentation inscription in the American edition of the book). See Sadleir 1598a; together 5 vols., 8vo, each title in a half morocco case. (5)