Anthony Trollope — Orley Farm

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1862. First edition. Leather. A smart copy of the uncommon to see first U.S. edition of Anthony Trollope's personal favourite of his novels, complete with the original illustrations by Millais. The first U.S. edition, published in the same year as the true U.K. first.Six pages of publisher's adverts to the rear.Illustrated with thirty-eight in-text engravings.Collated, complete.'Orley Farm' is a realist novel by Anthony Trollope, following an intense legal battle over a farm near London, named Orley Farm. The novel features themes Trollope often followed in his novels, such as the changing Victorian world, and the threat of losing a house. Trollope viewed this novel as his personal favourite, despite it having been undersold. George Orwell also describe it as "one of the most brilliant descriptions of a lawsuit in English fiction".Illustrated by John Everett Millais. Millais was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, with the brotherhood being founded in his home in Gower Street. He is best known for his painting depicting the tragic character Ophelia from Hamlet, a painting which now embodies all that the Pre-Raphaelite admired and worked for. In a modern quarter calf binding with cloth to the boards and renewed endpapers. Externally, very smart, with a few light marks to the leather. Tidemark to the original front and rear endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with a few spots. Very small closed tear to the tail of the title page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: J. E. Millais. Very Good Indeed .