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Lot of 6 - Including Colonel Quaritch, Cleopatra, Nada the Lily, Montezuma's Daughter, Swallow, and Pearl Maiden. These are bound in matching blue cloth with gilt stamped covers. Cleo and Nada have slightly darker cloth and rather than cream end pages have marbled blue end pages. A beautiful Fine set, with the original papers unmarked with page color varying from white to cream - no brittleness. Flaws listed below. Professionally bound text pages have been carefully removed from the original magazines and are large folio sized - about 16 1/2" x 11 3/4". Details: Colonel Quaritch, V.C. in Harper's Weekly [US]: July 7 - Nov. 26, 1888; Vol. XXXII No. 1646 - 1666. Here are all published parts - with numerous illustrations by C. Whymper. July 7, 14, 21, 28; Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25; Sep. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27; Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24. Chapters XXXI-XXXIV were never published due to publisher's omission. Fine: a few small pieces of professional reinforcing tape, a few tiny edge tears, modest scattered foxing. Cleopatra - first time in print in The Illustrated London News [UK]; January 5 - June 29, 1889; Nos. 2594-2619. Beautifully illustrated with 29 illustrations by R. Caton Woodville and 33 initial letters by EW. Whatmore F10(5), Scott 13. A superb Very fine set with no repair or tears, with modest scattered foxing. Nada the Lily - first time in print in The Illustrated London News [UK]; January 2, 1892 - May 7, 1892; 40 pages. Beautifully illustrated with 31 illustrations by R. Caton Woodville. Whatmore F15(5), McKay and Scott Additions and Corrections page 14. A superb Very fine set with no repair or tears, with modest scattered foxing. Montezuma's Daughter - Serialized in The Graphic [UK]; Vol. 48 Nos. 1231 to 1250, July 1 to Nov. 11,1893. Numerous illustrations by Seymour Lucas and J.R Weguelin. Whatmore F16(5), Scott 20. Fine with a few fingerprint smudges. Swallow - Serialized in The Graphic [UK]; Vol. 58 Nos. 1492 to 1509, July 2 to Oct. 29, 1898. Numerous illustrations by W. Hatherell. Whatmore F22(5), Scott 30. Fine. Pearl Maiden - Serialized in The Graphic [UK]; Vols. 66, Nos. 1701 to 1726, July 5 to Dec. 27, 1902. Numerous illustrations by Byam Shaw. Whatmore F25(5), Scott 39. Fine. Very few complete bound serializations of these novels exist. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers DA2515
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