COLLINS, William Wilkie. Miss or Mrs? And other stories in outline. FIRST EDITION. Richard Bentley & Son. 1873
Contemp. full calf, gilt spine, borders & dentelles, maroon & black leather labels. With the orig. dark green cloth bound in at end. t.e.g. A v.g. handsome copy.
¶Wolff 1366 is in reddish-brown cloth. The title story is a sensational tale of secret marriage and murder plots, allegedly inspired by the experience of Collins's friend, Edward Ward, whose marriage to an underage girl was largely facilitated by Collins. The final tale "The Fatal Cradle", about babies swapped at birth, is an intriguing, rather distressing, study of economic dynasty.
Stock #60668
£400
46, Great Russell Street - (opp. British Museum) - Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3PA
