TROLLOPE Anthony — [The Barsetshire Chronicles complete.]. Illustrations by Alexy Pendle. THE BARSETSHIRE CHRONICLES: ALL FIRST PRINTINGS OF THE PENDLE EDITION

Folio Society, 1995-1997. 6 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispieces, plates and endpaper maps; coloured boards, cloth backs (ochre/navy/brown/blue/green/red respectively), backstrips lettered in gilt, coloured tops, a near fine set in publisher's board slip-cases. This sparkling edition of the Barsetshire Chronicles is introduced by leading writers and enhanced by Pendle's wonderful full-page illustrations. The set comprises: The Warden. Introduction by Owen Chadwick (first impression thus 1995); Barchester Towers. Introduction by Ruth Rendell (first impression thus 1997); Doctor Thorne. Introduction by P.D. James (first impression thus, 1996); Framley Parsonage. Introduction by Antonia Fraser (first impression thus, 1996); The Small House at Allington. Introduction by Margaret Markwick (first impression thus, 1997); The Last Chronicle of Barset. Introduction by A.N. Wilson (first impression thus, 1997). COMPLETE SETS OF THE ORIGINAL PRINTINGS ARE SELDOM OFFERED FOR SALE.