A superb and complete set of The Greville’s Memoirs in three uniformly bound parts with each of these three parts being a first edition set. Part I, published 1874, A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV 1818-1837 is contained in volumes 1-3, Part II, published 1885, A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1852 is contained in volumes 4-6 and Part III, A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria 1852-1860 is contained in volumes 7 & 8. The books have been finely bound by Henry Young and Sons of Liverpool in midnight blue half morocco with blue cloth boards. The top edges are gilt and the spines are arranged in 6 gilt decorated fielded panels divided by 5 raised bands with the dates of publication to the tails. The journals were compiled by Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville (1794–1865) and published posthumously by Longmans, Green & Co. They were edited by Henry Reeve, Registrar of the Privy Council. The books are presented in very good condition overall with some shelf wear and marks to the exterior. The gilding and the morocco is bright and fresh. Internally there is some light age toning and some occasional minor foxing, otherwise the pages are generally clean and tightly bound. There are some pencil notes to the front of volume I in which there is a marginal tear with a small loss, but not to text, to page 339/340; volume III has minor nicking to the top inner corners of pages 187-192, again no loss to text.The books each have a height of some 22.3cms, a depth of some 15cms and whilst of varying widths the total run is approximately 27cms.We currently only trade on-line and are very pleased to receive enquiries by email, whatsapp or phone. Carefully packed delivery to mainland UK is included in the list price. Quotes can be arranged for overseas shipping but only to the USA, Canada, UAE, Australia and countries within the EU. In the unlikely event that a buyer wishes to return an item a full refund will be given on the understanding that we must by notified by email of a return within 7 days of receipt. The buyer will be fully responsible for the insured return postage and packaging costs and the item must be returned in the same condition as sold.Payment by bank transfer, cheque, Paypal, credit or debit card. Items will be reserved whilst funds are being cleared. Height is 22.3cm (8.8inches)
Width is 27cm (10.6inches)
Depth is 15cm (5.9inches)