Anthony Trollope — Framley Parsonage

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1861. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this instalment of Anthony Trollope's 'Chronicles of Barsetshire', a series praised for their insight into Victorian life and society. The fourth novel in Anthony Trollope's 'Chronicles of Barsetshire' series, preceded by Doctor Thorne, and followed by The Small House at Allington. Framley Parsonage narrates the lives of Mark Robarts, a young vicar, and his wife and family as they attempt to seek connections in high society. This work was first serialised in the Cornhill Magazine in 1860, followed by book form in 1861.Complete in three volumes, bound without the publisher's advertisements or catalogue. The first edition, first issue, with a misplaced quotation mark and comma around the first word of the seventeenth line on page 238 of volume III.Illustrated with six plates from John Everett Millais, a founding member of the pre-Raphaelite brotherhood, who provided illustrations for a number of Trollope's works. Collated and complete. This copy was previously housed in the Sampson's Public Library, and contains a library sticker to the front board of each volume.  Bound in half calf with marbled boards. Externally, shelf wear to the boards, and rubbing to the spines and extremities of each volume. A library sticker to the front board of each volume. Internally, front hinges are strained to each volume. Title page to Volume II detached but present. Instances of light scattered spotting and handling marks to the pages. Good . Ill.: J.E. Millais. Good .