Eugene Aram. A Tale. By the author of "Pelham," "Devereux," &c. ... In three volumes
London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street, 1832. First edition, 3 volumes, 12mo, pp. xxi, [1], 299, [1]; [4], 308; [4], 306, [2] ads dated January 1, 1832; original drab paper-covered boards, printed paper labels on spines; labels darkened, joints starting, the occasional stain, several cracks and small chips, corners bumped; a good, sound copy or better. Dedicated to Sir Walter Scott. On the front pastedown of volume I, in ink: "Eugene Aram / in three Volumes / The Dowager Lady Hamond / 1st Vol / The Hero of this Work was / Born in the Town of Lynn" And, in a different hand, in pencil, a contradiction of the Dowager Lady's statement. The first part of the inscription is then repeated in volumes II and III, with adjustments for the volume number. In real life Eugene Aram (1704-1759) was an English philologist, made infamous for the murder of one Daniel Clark, a shoemaker in Knaresborough, and a close friend of Aram's, celebrated by Thomas Hood in his ballad "The Dream of Eugene Aram," and later by Bulwer-Lytton in this 1832 novel. Sadleir 404 (his copy in half cloth); Wolff 932. Item #66853
Price: $450.00
