1942, ISBN: ca93d62e4e9b9004374ad543ce514a9e

London: J. Shiells, 1895. First Edition thus. Decorative Cloth. Fine-. First Illustrated Edition and first complete edition (uncensored) under this title of this "macabre and highly ori… Plus…

London: J. Shiells, 1895. First Edition thus. Decorative Cloth. Fine-. First Illustrated Edition and first complete edition (uncensored) under this title of this "macabre and highly original tale," reinstating Hogg's text from the virtually unobtainable issue of 1824. (Oxford English Literature) Crown 8vo (188 x 123mm): [6],266 pp, with tissue-guarded photogravure frontispiece of Dalcastle, five further photogravures after paintings by Scottish impressionist Robert Easton Stuart (1864-1940), and engraved facsimile. Publisher's sage green cloth, spine lettered in gilt and decoratively blocked in black, front cover lettered in dark green within border of bay leaves, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Spine darkened a degree or two, end papers faintly spotted, but an excellent example, tightly bound and clean throughout. Oxford Companion to English Literature online ("A powerful mixture of Gothic and psychological fiction, the book has come to be seen as Hogg's masterpiece. The French critic and novelist André Gide declared that he read this astounding book . . . with a stupefaction and admiration that increased at every page'."). A scarce and significant edition of this work of gothic metafictional crime writing, first published anonymously as The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, in 1824, then reissued, heavily bowdlerized, in 1837, in the posthumous collection, The confessions of a fanatic. The "nineteenth-century collected editions offer a bland and lifeless version of Hogg's writings. It was in this version that he was read by the Victorians, and unsurprisingly he came to be regarded as a minor figure, of no great importance or interest. However, the second half of the twentieth century saw a spectacular revival in Hogg's reputation as reliable texts of his writings increasingly became available." (ODNB). Hogg was born on a farm in the Ettrick Forest, and was forced by poverty to become a cowherd at the age of 7. He taught himself to read and write, and moved to Edinburgh in 1810, where he made his name with The Queen's Wake, becoming friends with Lord Byron, William Wordsworth, Robert Southey, John Murray, and other literary figures. He was later on the board of Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, to which he frequently contributed. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.)., J. Shiells, 1895, 5, 17 volumes, octavo Finely bound by Root & Son in ½ light blue Morocco, elaborate gilt tooling to spines in compartments separated by raised bands, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges gilt. Very good condition, Vol I has signs of light water stain to first few leaves including portrait, it is lightly stained not affecting text, spines are uniformly sunned yet still a handsome set. Engraved half-titles and title pages. A very attractively bound library set of Byron's works, complete with the three Don Juan volumes added to the edition, including all his poems and plays, letters and journals, and the Life by his friend Thomas Moore. As well as the sympathetic biography written by his friend and literary executor Thomas Moore. DNB admires "the skill with which Moore constructed his portrait" and proclaims his biography "indispensable for students of Byron." (The memoir Byron had entrusted to Moore for publication after his death was determined to be too scandalous to see print and was burned in the presence of Lady Byron and others.) Day notes "the vigor and movement in Byron's letters, a compelling rhythmic prose that sweeps and punches . The London bindery of W. Root & Son consistently turned-out excellent work, both on fine bindings as here, and on trade bindings and sets. Packer lists the firm in business in Red Lion Square in 1899-1901, and the December 1942 issue of The Rotarian notes with regret that W. Root had been uprooted from their premises on Paternaster Row during the 1941 Blitz. There is a record in the June 10 1905 issue of The Academy "Esteemed Editions of various Authors, some scarce, all in new extra leather bindings W. Root & Son, 29-30 Eagle Street, Red Lion Street, Holborn, W.C." Root & Son are also recorded at the same address in The Literary Year-Book, 1909 (thirteenth annual volume). The British Library have five examples of bindings by Root & Son., John Murray, 1832, 2.5<

1942, ISBN: ca93d62e4e9b9004374ad543ce514a9e

17 volumes, octavo Finely bound by Root & Son in ½ light blue Morocco, elaborate gilt tooling to spines in compartments separated by raised bands, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges … Plus…

17 volumes, octavo Finely bound by Root & Son in ½ light blue Morocco, elaborate gilt tooling to spines in compartments separated by raised bands, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges gilt. Very good condition, Vol I has signs of light water stain to first few leaves including portrait, it is lightly stained not affecting text, spines are uniformly sunned yet still a handsome set. Engraved half-titles and title pages. A very attractively bound library set of Byron's works, complete with the three Don Juan volumes added to the edition, including all his poems and plays, letters and journals, and the Life by his friend Thomas Moore. As well as the sympathetic biography written by his friend and literary executor Thomas Moore. DNB admires "the skill with which Moore constructed his portrait" and proclaims his biography "indispensable for students of Byron." (The memoir Byron had entrusted to Moore for publication after his death was determined to be too scandalous to see print and was burned in the presence of Lady Byron and others.) Day notes "the vigor and movement in Byron's letters, a compelling rhythmic prose that sweeps and punches . The London bindery of W. Root & Son consistently turned-out excellent work, both on fine bindings as here, and on trade bindings and sets. Packer lists the firm in business in Red Lion Square in 1899-1901, and the December 1942 issue of The Rotarian notes with regret that W. Root had been uprooted from their premises on Paternaster Row during the 1941 Blitz. There is a record in the June 10 1905 issue of The Academy "Esteemed Editions of various Authors, some scarce, all in new extra leather bindings W. Root & Son, 29-30 Eagle Street, Red Lion Street, Holborn, W.C." Root & Son are also recorded at the same address in The Literary Year-Book, 1909 (thirteenth annual volume). The British Library have five examples of bindings by Root & Son., John Murray, 1832, 2.5<