2 Vol. Vol. I. pp. xxii, 341, +Plus 46 Photogravure illustrations, with captioned protective tissues + 14 leaves of additional plates, a portrait, and color map; Vol. II. pp. ix, 361, +Plus 30 Photogravure illustrations, with captioned protective tissues and 15 leaves of plates. 12mo. 210mm. A beautiful set of a famed historical fiction romance novel. Bound in the original publiaher's full cream cloth with dark green and silver gilt decoration. Top edge of both volumes gilt. Spine also lettered and decorated in green and silver gilt. Corners sharp. All plates are present. Contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good. Richard Doddridge Blackmore (1825-1900), known as R.D. Blackmore, was one of the most famous English novelists of the second half of the nineteenth century. He won acclaim for vivid descriptions and personification of the countryside, sharing with Thomas Hardy a Western England background and a strong sense of regional setting in his works. Blackmore, often referred to as the 'Last Victorian', was a pioneer of the movement in fiction that continued with Robert Louis Stevenson and others. He has been described as 'proud, shy, reticent, strong-willed, sweet-tempered, and self-centred.' Apart from his novel Lorna Doone, which has enjoyed continuing popularity, his work has gone out of print. NW63
