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Disraeli, Isaac.
Curiosities of Literature [with] The Literary Character; Or the History of Men of Genius...
Publisher: Routledge, Warnes and Routledge, London;
Date of Publication: 1859
Stock Code: 10906
New Edition. Octavo. Three vols “Curiosities”: pp. xlviii, 471, [1], 8 catalogue; vii, [1], 546, [6]; iv, 540; one vol “ Literary Character”: xv, [1], 462, 2. Frontispiece to each of the “Curiosities” volumes comprising portrait engravings of the Author aged 11 and in adulthood, and folding facsimile letter. Publishers’ decorative finely diced bottle green cloth with gilt titles to spine and blind embossed panels to boards; pale primrose yellow endpapers. A couple of corners bumped over the set otherwise clean and tight copies with unfaded spines. Ownership inscription to “Literary Character” only; scattered light foxing, mainly to text-block edges and to early leaves of “Literary Character”. This is the first printing edited by Disraeli’s son Benjamin (the politician). A very smart set in in the publisher’s original blind embossed cloth. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery. £80.00