Author: [Maurice, John Frederick Denison. 1805 - 1872]. Townshend, Chauncey Hare [1798 - 1868] - Former Owner
Title: EUSTACE CONWAY: or, The Brother and Sister. A Novel. In Three Volumes
Description: London: Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street, 1834. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 1392; Sadleir 1672). Not in Wolff. 19th C. maroon morocco-style half-leather binding (by Budden), with marbled paper boards. Elaborate gilt-decorated spines. Marbled paper eps. AEG. 3 volumes ([4], 300; [4], 311, [1 (blank)]; [2], 288 pp). 12mo. 7-5/8" x 4-5/8". Joints professionally strengthened. Bookplate. Townshend's signature at base of t.p. in each volume. A VG+ set. Author's first book, and apparently only published novel, issued anonymously. Maurice named the villian of his novel, "Captain Marryatt", which was, as Sadleir termed it, "an error of judgement which brought Maurice a challenge to a duel." Uncommon on the commercial market.

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