Anthony Trollope — Orley Farm

London, Chapman and Hall, 1862. First edition. Leather. The two volume first edition in book form, Sadleir's fourth and second issue, of Anthony Trollope's favourite novel amongst his own works. Two smart early issues of the first edition in book form of this Anthony Trollope novel. Orley Farm was initially published in 20 shilling parts, with the subsequent two volumes of the book issue appearing over an interval of nearly ten months. Sadleir identifies four issues of the first edition, distinguished by variations in printer's imprint, illustration captions, and binding.Volume II in the fourth issue with plates 'And then they all marched [etc]' plate facing page 73 and 'Mr Furnivall's Welsome Home' facing page 87 to volume I, and comma restored to plate caption facing page 73.Volume II in the second issue, with final two plates both titled 'Farewell', and facing pages 305 and 314.These are early issues of the first edition in book form; first issue refers only to copies bound from original parts.Illustrated with forty wood-engraved plates by John Everett Millais, twenty to each volume. Collated, complete.Retaining the original half titles.A smart first edition of this celebrated work of realist fiction from Trollope, praised by George Orwell as containing 'one of the most brilliant descriptions of a lawsuit in English fiction&apos. In half calf bindings, with marbled paper covered boards. Rubbing to back strip heads and tails and joints, with minor losses to the leather in these regions. Bumps to back strip of volume II at title label. Tail of front joint of volume II starting, with board holding firm. Hinges all starting, with boards holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Stab holes to gutters throughout each volume. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd area of concentrated spotting. Very Good . Ill.: John Everett Millais. Very Good .