Auction Name: 2025 December 15 Rare Books Signature® Auction

Lot Number: 45160

Shortcut to Lot: HA.com/6323*45160

[Benjamin Disraeli]. Henrietta Temple, A Love Story. By the author of "Vivian Grey." London: Henry Colburn, 1837.

3 volumes, 12mo. Half-titles. Single leaf of advertisements at the end of vol. II. Publisher's original boards, printed paper spine labels, fore-edges untrimmed; quarter morocco slipcase.

FIRST EDITION IN THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL BOARDS. Rare. Sadleir ranks this title as first in comparative scarcities of Disraeli novels; Wolff also notes this title's scarcity, having seen only one other set of the first edition besides his own.

Condition: Ink ownership to front board of each volume, staining and edgewear to all three volumes; vol. I spine perished and lacking label, a few remnants remaining, front hinge starting, rear board detached but present; vol. II joints starting but holding; vol. III spine perished at head, joints starting, front hinge detached, rear hinge only just holding. Glue stains from bookplate in each volume and some light offsetting; scattered spotting and soiling; a few minor areas of paper loss to fly leaves; dampstain to fly leaf and half-title in vol. I

References: Sadleir 714; Wolff 1837.

Provenance: "Tyringham" [?] (ink ownership to front board of each volume); Maurice Rosenfeld (bookplates).

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