Shelley

1830 · 314911 — London: Saunders and Otley 1830. Second edition. 3 vols. 8vo. Near contemporary half-calf and marbled boards. Covers detached spines perished. Second edition. 3 vols. 8vo. Shelley family copy. From the library of Sir Percy Florence Shelley 1819-1889 the only surviving child of Percy and Mary Shelley. Sir Percy who inherited the family baronetcy in 1844 on the death of his grandfather also inherited his father's papers on the death of Mary Shelley; he and his wife Jane Lady Shelley created at Boscombe Manor something of a shrine to the poet's memory and had much to do with shaping the Victorian cult and myth of Shelley. Margaret Shelley 1801-1887 who owned this copy prior to her nephew was one of the poet's four younger sisters. The book combines two novels by Griffin issued together for this second edition the year after their first appearance. Provenance: Margaret Shelley ownership signature to titles dated 1839; Percy Florence Shelley bookplate in each volume Saunders and Otley unknown books