Richelieu, a Tale of France. In Three Volumes.
London: Henry Colburn, 1829. xix, errata, 290 pp.; 315 pp.; 348 pp. 12mo. Three quarter red pigskin over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt titles, marbled endpapers. First edition. Wear at extremities, spines scuffed, especially at the heads, part of spine on one volume split with a few tears, some spidering of leather on spine, scattered foxing, otherwise tightly bound and clean and still a very good set. Wolff 3543, CBEL III, 402. Item #24984
George Payne Rainsford James (1799–1860) influenced by Sir W. Scott, wrote numerous romantic novels, biographies, and popular historical works. This, his first novel, is quite scarce in a first edition.
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