Anthony Trollope — Is He Popenjoy?

London, Chapman and Hall, 1878. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Anthony Trollope's humorous novel, 'Is He Popenjoy?', in the publisher's original cloth binding. A humorous nineteenth-century novel narrating the story of the Marquis of Brotherton, who upon his return to England from Italy, has married an Italian woman and has a young son and heir, the 'Lord Popenjoy&apos. The first edition of this work.Complete in three volumes. Written by Anthony Trollope (1815-1882), a Victorian writer most famous for his series 'The Chronicles of Barsetshire', which made acute observations of Victorian life. He wrote on political, social, gender, and other topical themes. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Including half titles to Volumes I and II and two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear of Volume II. Lacking half title page to Volume III.A previous owner's ink notation to the title page of Volume I and the contents page of Volume II.A scarce to find work, especially in the first edition state. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, some shelf wear to the boards and bumping to the head and tail of the spines and extremities. Some discolouration to the cloth and a few small cracks to the spine of Volume I. A previous owner's ink notation to the title page of Volume I and the contents page of Volume II. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. The odd small handling mark to the pages, which are otherwise bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .