LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES. A set of tales with some colloquial sketches entitled A Few Crusted Characters.
Pp. [vi]+302(last advertisement); cr. 8vo; sage green sandgrain cloth, the spine and upper board lettered in gilt and decorated in brown, edges lightly rubbed, the spine slightly faded and creased; top edges uncut; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, upper hinge starting, the text block lightly browned, a couple of leaves slightly creased, short split to fore-edge pp. 289/90, a little light foxing and occasional faint soiling; Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., London, 1894. First edition. Sadleir, 1110; Purdy, pp. 81-6. *Nine stories, all originally serialized in various periodicals. The book benefitted from the success of Tess of the d'Urbervilles, and the first edition was sold out before publication. The cover design is by Charles Ricketts. Item #179278
Price: $600.00