LEVER, Charles. Charles O'Malley, the Irish Dragoon, Dublin: William Curry, 1841, 22 parts in 2 volumes, 8°, FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL PARTS, engraved title and 42 engraved plates by Phiz (some light spotting to plates), later russett full morocco gilt by Andy Grieve of Edinburgh, the covers with wide decorative border composed of rules surrounding inner border of various small flower tools, spine elaborately tooled, gilt inner dentelles, t.e.g., original pink wrappers bound in. [Sadleir 1396; Wolff 4079]; Arthur O'Leary: His wanderings and ponderings in many lands, edited by his friend Harry Lorrequer and illustrated by George Cruikshank, London: Henry Colburn, 1844, 3 volumes, 8°, FIRST EDITION, 6 engraved plates by Cruikshank (plates lightly spotted, some offsetting to titles), similarly bound in russett full morocco gilt. [Sadleir 1393; Wolff 4076] With 3 other works by Lever in 4 volumes, all similarly bound in russett morocco gilt; and The Fortunes of Glencore, London: Chapman & Hall, 1857, 3 volumes, 8°, FIRST EDITION, contemporary full calf gilt by Worsfold, the covers with ruled borders, green morocco lettering-pieces, spine elaborately tooled with shamrock motif, t.e.g. (12)

细节

LEVER, Charles. Charles O'Malley, the Irish Dragoon, Dublin: William Curry, 1841, 22 parts in 2 volumes, 8°, FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL PARTS, engraved title and 42 engraved plates by Phiz (some light spotting to plates), later russett full morocco gilt by Andy Grieve of Edinburgh, the covers with wide decorative border composed of rules surrounding inner border of various small flower tools, spine elaborately tooled, gilt inner dentelles, t.e.g., original pink wrappers bound in. [Sadleir 1396; Wolff 4079]; Arthur O'Leary: His wanderings and ponderings in many lands, edited by his friend Harry Lorrequer and illustrated by George Cruikshank, London: Henry Colburn, 1844, 3 volumes, 8°, FIRST EDITION, 6 engraved plates by Cruikshank (plates lightly spotted, some offsetting to titles), similarly bound in russett full morocco gilt. [Sadleir 1393; Wolff 4076] With 3 other works by Lever in 4 volumes, all similarly bound in russett morocco gilt; and The Fortunes of Glencore, London: Chapman & Hall, 1857, 3 volumes, 8°, FIRST EDITION, contemporary full calf gilt by Worsfold, the covers with ruled borders, green morocco lettering-pieces, spine elaborately tooled with shamrock motif, t.e.g. (12)

来源

Harry McCalmont, bookplate to all volumes.

拍品专文

The 3 unnamed works by Lever are The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer (London, 1839), Tom Burke of 'Ours' (Dublin, 1843, 2 vols.) and Jack Hinton, the Guardsman (London, 1842).