BLACKMORE, R. D. and Anthony TROLLOPE. Lorna Doone and Can You Forgive Her [With Five 4 by 6 inch sepia toned photographs of landmarks from the novel Lorna Doone]. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1875.

Five 4 by 6 inch sepia toned photos of landmarks from the novel Lorna Doone tipped in to front fly leaf of bound copy of the novel. Presumably from 1890's. Fly leaf paper is heavier than text block, likely the extra pages were intended to hold the photos. Handwritten captions under each photo tie the place to incidents in the novel. Lorna Doone is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century in Devon and Somerset, particularly around the East Lyn Valley area of Exmoor. This piece is two 19th century popular novels: Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore, and Can You Forgive Her by Anthony Trollope, bound in one volume by (possibly) the original owner: H. W. Beach of Watertown, N.Y. 3/4 leather binding. Both novels are illustrated and published by Harpers & Brothers, New York. This bound volume contains an ownership signature at the front of both Lorna Doone and Can You Forgive Her. Also a bookplate from another previous owner.

Price: $150.00