THE WAY WE LIVE NOW [Parts 1-4, 6-10, 12-20]
- Softcover
- London: Chapman & Hall, 1874-1875
London: Chapman & Hall, 1874-1875. First Edition in Parts. Softcover. Octavo, 18 parts. In Very Good minus condition housed in custom quarter bound dark green leather and cloth clamshell box. Spine with gilt lettering. Spine partially sun-faded to brown. Light shelfwear.
Contains 18 of the 20 parts in publisher's wraps, lacking parts 5 and 11. Wraps have mild general soiling, moderate creasing along spines, small chips and tears along extremities; mild staining along front fore edges of parts 7, 16, and 20 and rear cover completely detached from part 10.
13 parts (1-4, 6-7, 14-20) sympathetically rebacked or reenforced along spine with original wraps preserved.
Textblock edges have moderate age-toning and scuffing; mild age-toning throughout interiors. AS Consignment. Shelved in Case 4. THE WAY WE LIVE NOW is one of the last Victorian novels to be published in serialized parts. Published in twenty monthly parts, Trollope's satire was deeply inspired by the English financial scandals of the 1870s and the avarice and moral corruption which permeated English politics. It is Trollope's longest novel, spanning 100 chapters of biting subtext. 1407201. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Contains 18 of the 20 parts in publisher's wraps, lacking parts 5 and 11. Wraps have mild general soiling, moderate creasing along spines, small chips and tears along extremities; mild staining along front fore edges of parts 7, 16, and 20 and rear cover completely detached from part 10.
13 parts (1-4, 6-7, 14-20) sympathetically rebacked or reenforced along spine with original wraps preserved.
Textblock edges have moderate age-toning and scuffing; mild age-toning throughout interiors. AS Consignment. Shelved in Case 4. THE WAY WE LIVE NOW is one of the last Victorian novels to be published in serialized parts. Published in twenty monthly parts, Trollope's satire was deeply inspired by the English financial scandals of the 1870s and the avarice and moral corruption which permeated English politics. It is Trollope's longest novel, spanning 100 chapters of biting subtext. 1407201. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.