THE REVERBERATOR
London: Macmillan and Co., 1888. First Edition. Item #7647
First (and only) Impression, one of 500 copies. Two octavo volumes (18.75cm); hunter green cloth, spines titled in gilt, with decorative bands stamped in gilt on spines and front covers; blue-black coated endpapers; [iv],[1]-190 + [2]pp ads; [iv],[1]-207,[1]pp. Forward lean to both volumes, spine ends gently nudged, some softening to lower corners (though still sharp), some foxing to a few preliminary and terminal leaves, and a tiny (1cm) hair-line tear to cloth at lower front joint on Vol.2; hinges sound, with the gilt titling still bright; Very Good+, housed in a custom clamshell case. A comic novel centered around the complications that ensue when nasty (but true) gossip about a Parisian family makes its way into the American scandal sheets. Edel & Laurence A31a; BAL 10582.
Price: $2,500.00