The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green: Parts I, II, and III by Cuthbert Bede - c1865

London: James Blackwood & Co., c1865. Cloth. Good Only. 7.5" by 5". Cuthbert Bede [Revered Edward Bradley]. A humorous novel about the exploits of a nineteenth-century university student at Oxford, told in three parts and illustrated throughout. The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green is a humorous novel recounting the exploits of the titular character within his first year at Oxford University. The work was originally published in three separate parts in soft covers by James Blackwood during the 1850s. This particular copy is an early edition and includes the original Part I, Part II, and Part III. One hundred and fourteenth thousand. Written by nineteenth-century English author, Reverend Edward Bradley, under a pseudonym, Cuthbert Bede. Containing an engraved frontispiece, a vignette title page, and numerous in-text illustrations. Ink inscription from previous owner to the front free-endpaper, along with a blind stamp from W.H. Smith & Son. In the publisher's original embossed cloth binding. Externally, some shelf wear and bumping to the boards and extremities. Amateur tape repair to the spine due to cloth splitting at the rear joint. Previous owner's ink inscription and blind stamp to the front free-endpaper. Internally, hinges starting. Amateur tape repair to the hinges. Remaining binding generally firm. A few spots to the endpapers, and the odd spot throughout, but pages are generally bright and clean. Good Only