Collins, Wilkie

Poor Miss Finch. London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1872, 3 volumes, first edition, original bright blue pebble-grained cloth (Parrish's variant binding), upper cover stamped in black, lower cover stamped in blind, spines lettered in gilt, pale yellow endpapers, embossed stamp of W.H. Smith & Son Circulating Library on front free endpaper, [Sadleir 602; Wolff 1372 (both brown cloth), Parrish, p.83], spines slightly faded; The Law and the Lady. London: Chatto & Windus, 1875, 3 volumes, first edition, 40 pages of advertisements at end of volume 1, original green cloth, covers stamped in blind, spines gilt, [Parrish, p.94; Sadleir 594], endpapers slightly soiled, some wear to covers, ; Fallen Leaves. London: Chatto and Windus, 1879, 3 volumes, first edition, unopened, original brown cloth, decorated and lettered in black, spines lettered in gilt and decorated in black, floral patterned endpapers, [Parrish, pp.110-112; not in Sadleir; Wolff 1351], occasional slight spotting, covers slightly rubbed; Heart and Science. London: Chatto & Windus, 1883, 3 volumes, first edition, original blue cloth, stamped in black, spines decorated in black and lettered in gilt, floral patterned endpapers, [Parrish, pp.115-116; not in Sadleir; Wolff 1356], covers rubbed in places, spines slightly faded; The Legacy of Cain. London: Chatto & Windus, 1889, 3 volumes, first edition, original blue cloth stamped with floral motif and decorated in black and red, spines lettered in gilt, grey floral endpapers, bookplate of Nigel Ronald,  [Parrish, p.126; Sadleir 595], endpapers slightly faded, 8vo, 15 volumes in all

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
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