MARSHALL, Bourton

[Triple-Decker] The Shadow of Erksdale [Signed]

London: Samuel Tinsley, 10, Southampton Street, Strand, 1875. First Edition. Full Calf. First (and only) Impression of this rare and obscure triple-decker, inscribed by Marshall to fly-leaf of volume one. Crown 8vo (181 x 120mm): [4],255,[1]; [2],259,[1]; [2],247,[1],16[publisher's catalog dated September, 1875]pp. Recent black polished calf, covers paneled in blind and gilt, spines in five compartments divided by gilt-ruled raised bands, red leather lettering pieces gilt, pale yellow coated end papers, all edges gilt. First and final few leaves of each volume lightly spotted, else tightly bound and clean and bright throughout, an exceptional set. Allibone (Supplement) II, p. 1078. Not in Kucich & Taylor, Sadleir, nor Wolff. Fine. Item #BB2689

The shadow alluded to in this novel's title is cast by a secret debt owed by a squire whose ancestor's name appears on the roll of Norman invaders who fought in the Battle of Hastings, in 1066, to a country doctor, the great grandson of a Jacobite earl beheaded in 1745. The plot turns on the courtship between the doctor's daughter and the squire's son. (See The Academy, Volume VIII, July-December, 1875) N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).

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