Love
By Lady Charlotte Bury
Published by Henry Colburn Publisher: London 1841 - Vol 1 340 Pages, Vol 2 288 Pages & Vol 3 278 Pages + Publishers Advertising
A Scarce, Possibly Rare Complete 3 Volume Set - No Others Available For Sale Online At Time Of Listing
"Lady Charlotte Susan Maria Bury (née Campbell; 28 January 1775 - 1 April 1861) was an English novelist, who is chiefly remembered in connection with a Diary illustrative of the Times of George IV (1838). After her marriage to John Bury, she made various contributions to light literature; some of her novels were very popular, although now almost forgotten. When the Diary illustrative of the Times of George IV appeared in two volumes in 1838, with a further two volumes being added in 1839. it was thought to bear evidence of a familiarity with the scenes depicted which could only be attributed to Lady Charlotte. It was reviewed with much severity, and attributed to her ladyship by both the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews. The diary was a big success and several editions sold out in a few weeks. The charge of the authorship was not denied, and no one has since claimed to have written the diary, which public libraries began to catalogue under Lady Charlotte's name. Volume 3 of the Diary was discovered by William Michael Rossetti to contain an encounter with William Blake; a rare description of the poet and artist from a contemporary."
General wear and fading to cover and spine with splits to the outer hinges particularly ov volume 1 as shown. There is a pencil inscriptions from 1846. Pages across all 3 volumes are particularly clean and well presented with only light, sporadic age toning. A scarce, perhaps rare 3 volume set in good condition overall. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.
