Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton — The Caxtons: A Family Picture

London, G. Routledge & Co. 1854. Cloth. A sound copy of Edward Bulwer Lytton's popular novel. The Caxtons: A Family Picture by Edward Bulwer Lord Lytton. Originally published in 1849, it was a popular Victorian novel in its time and sold 35,000 copies within three years of its release in the United States. A new edition of 1854, in the original publisher's full cloth binding. Edward Bulwer Lytton's work was very popular in its time, and paid him well. Some of the famous phrases he coined include 'the pen is mightier than the sword' and the opening sentence 'it was a dark and stormy night.'  In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound, spine and extremities of the boards lightly bumped, light soiling to the boards and spine. Internally, firmly bound. Minor staining mark to p. 255, otherwise the pages are generally bright and clean throughout. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .