THE WORKS OF CHARLES LEVER. Leather set. Complete in 37 volumes by Lever, Charles - 1897 - 1899

London: Downey & Company, Ltd., 1897 - 1899. COPYRIGHT EDITION, Limited to 1000 Sets. Complete in 37 volumes, which is standard for this edition. The Copyright Edition. Title pages are printed in red and black. With numerous etched plates by Phiz. 37 volumes is standard for The Copyright Edition and includes all of Lever's works. Bound in quality morocco leather bindings. Gilded spines. Raised hubs. The top edges are gilded. Printed on thick quality rag paper. Heavily illustrated with full page plates. Wide margins. Near free of foxing, but for the first few pages. Well over 65 inches of shelf space. VERY GOOD condition. The leather is very supple. The hinges are all strongly attached and sound. There is some general shelf wear and abrasion. This is an exceptional set. Anglo-Irish novelist Charles Lever was a famous Victorian author. He was the cause of Charles Dickens's prematurely publishing Great Expectations in All the Year Round because Lever's A Day's Ride was driving down sales of Dickens's weekly journal and only a serial by Dickens himself could salvage the situation. In fact, as Buchanan-Brown notes, Charles Lever was an exceedingly prolific writer who enjoyed a wide popularity in his own day, the pink covers opf the monthly parts of his novels rivaling the yellows of Thackeray and the greens of Dickens. He was an Irishman who wrote about his countrymen, and his readers thoroughly relished the wealth of incident with which his books were packed and the inexhaustible fund of stories with which they were filled. This set would make an excellent gift and/or addition to any fine library. In addition to their shelf presence, antiquarian books make an excellent investment. We always pack very securely to help ensure safe handling during transit. All books are individually wrapped and are always professionally padded. We offer a full refund guarantee, per our terms described on our site, with notification of such intent requested. Please contact us with any inquiries.