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THE EUSTACE DIAMONDS (one of set)
by ANTHONY TROLLOPE
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Between 1864 and 1979, the great British author Anthony Trollope wrote 6 books called The Palliser Novels. They revolve around the wealthy aristocrat and politician Plantagenet Palliser and his wife, Lady Glencora, and they cover the sweep of Victorian society. They are considered satire and parody of English life, and criticism of the British government's predilection for attracting corrupt and corruptible people to power.
In 1977, Oxford University Press released The Palliser Novels in separate 5" x 7 1/2" volumes. I have the full set: Can You Forgive Her?, Phineas Finn, Phineas Redux, The Duke's Children, The Prime Minister and The Eustace Diamonds. You can buy as many as you like--please contact me first so I can combine the shipping. If you want the whole set, please contact me.
The Eustace Diamonds is #5 in the series. It is illustrated by the English artist Blair Hughes-Stanton. The novel centres around Lizzie Greystock, a gold-digger and pathological liar who ensnares Sir Florian Eustace and makes off with the family jewels.
The book is in excellent condition, except that several of the pages have significant puckering--there is no smell but the book must have become damp at some point. The dust jacket has quite a bit of shelfwear. But the pages are nice and white and the binding is tight.
Synopsis
The third novel in Trollope’s Palliser series, The Eustace Diamonds bears all the hallmarks of his later works, blending dark cynicism with humor and a keen perception of human nature. Following the death of her husband, Sir Florian, beautiful Lizzie Eustace mysteriously comes into possession of a hugely expensive diamond necklace. She maintains it was a gift from her husband, but the Eustace lawyers insist she give it up, and while her cousin Frank takes her side, her new lover, Lord Fawn, declares that he will only marry her if the necklace is surrendered. As gossip and scandal intensify, Lizzie’s truthfulness is thrown into doubt, and, in her desire to keep the jewels, she is driven to increasingly desperate acts. Revised edition of Trollope's third Palliser novel Updated Introduction explores Trollope's depiction of a society that worships money and highlights his concerns with truth, honesty, and honor Includes new suggestions for further reading and explanatory notes
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Details
- Bookseller
- Louise Aird
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1518
- Title
- THE EUSTACE DIAMONDS (one of set)
- Author
- ANTHONY TROLLOPE
- Illustrator
- Blair Hughes-Stanton
- Format/Binding
- Perfect
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1977
- Pages
- 384
- Size
- 5" x 7 1/2"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Victorian England, Pallister Novels, Plantagenet Palliser, Glencora, Duke of Omnium
- Bookseller catalogs
- British Society; British Fiction; Romance; Crime, Mystery, Spy, Detective, Thriller;
Terms of Sale
Louise Aird
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About the Seller
Louise Aird
Biblio member since 2019
West Vancouver, British Columbia
About Louise Aird
Private individual who has been collecting books for 40 years.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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