30th Jun, 2021 11:00

Fine Books & Works on Paper

 
  Lot 1523
 

Southey (Robert) The Doctor [The Three Bears]. 1834

Three Bears.-

Southey (Robert)

The Doctor, 7 vol., first edition, colour frontispiece to vol. 7, titles printed in red and black, half-title in vol. 1, no ads present in vol. 4, no errata in vol. 6, polished calf stamped in blind, a.e.r., rubbed, spine darkened, library bookplate on pastedowns, 8vo, Longman, Rees [et al], 1834-1847 (7)

*** This miscellany was begun in 1834 and contains a wide range of essays and tales, including the first telling of 'The Story of the Three Bears' in chapter 129 (pp. 318-326). Volumes I through V of The Doctor appeared during Southey’s lifetime; Volumes VI and VII (not included here), edited by his son-in-law, were published in 1847, four years after Southey’s death (Lowndes, 2460).

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