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Vivian Grey
1934311724London England: Henry Colburn 1934. Hardcover. Good. London: Henry Colburn 1834. 5 volumes in 4 Volumes I & II in one; Volume III Volume IV and Volume V. It was first published in 1826. This appears to be a second edition. Set is neatly disbound without endpapers. Text is very good. Foxing to endpapers. No former owner marks. One of the first if not the first in this series the title page reads: "Colburn's Modern Novelists Vivian Grey in Five Volumes." No author is named. Disraeli's first novel was published anonymously. In it he told the story of a failed business dealing with his father's friend the notable London publisher John Murray. After talking Murray into launching The Representative a daily newspaper Disraeli unable to pay his promised share of the capital quarreled with Murray and others. In Vivian Grey he lampooned Murray while telling the story of the failure. Disraeli was unmasked as the author and was widely criticized. Copies of the anonymous editions are rare. The series of Colburn's Modern Standard Novelists noted as 1835–41 in 19 vols. contained works by Thomas Campbell Bulwer Lytton Theodore Hook and Harrison Ainsworth Lady Morgan Robert Plumer Ward Horace Smith Marryat Thomas Henry Lister G. P. R. James and George Robert Gleig. Colburn also numbered among "my authors" Disraeli John Banim and fashionable novelists of the day. Among his most notable accomplishments as a publisher were the publication of the first edition of John Evelyn's Diary in 1818 and Pepys's Diary in 1825. Not available for priority/expedited shipping. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping. Henry Colburn hardcover
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