The original weekly parts
He knew he was right ... With illustrations by Marcus Stone
London: Virtue & Company, 294 City Road, and 26, Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row, 1868-69. First edition in the original 32 weekly parts October 17 (1868) - May 22, 1869; 8vo, 64 wood-engraved illustrations (32 plates printed separately, 32 vignettes printed with text and forming initial letters to chapters); all advertisements present, that in part 22 is a variant not mentioned by Sadleir; original pictorial tan wrappers printed in red and black; some soiling, tear in top right corner of lower wrapper on part 32; some backstrips showing minor cracking and wear; a very good, complete set. Contained in a red cloth folding box lettered in gilt. These weekly numbers are the first appearance of the work. Monthly parts were also issued contemporaneously with each fourth weekly part as an additional marketing ploy. The first edition in book form appeared at the conclusion of the parts issue in May 1869, published by Strahan and Company, who had taken over publication of the parts issue from Virtue and published the last 3 parts. Sadlier, Trollope, 31; Wolff 6780 (for the first book edition). Item #67121
Price: $5,000.00
