CAN YOU FORGIVE HER

London: Chapman & Hall, 1864. With illustrations. In two volumes. Pp. [viii]+320+viii+320, 39 [of 40] plates (including frontispiece both volumes - lacking the plate opposite p. 194 in Volume II); grey papered boards, with printed paper title label on spines, joints starting and corners worn both volumes; all edges sprinkled red; a little light foxing and soiling, plus a few slight damp stains to plate margins, a few of the plates with pencilled page numbers (instructions for binder), occasional small edge splits or chips; Chapman & Hall, London, 1864-1865. First edition, bound from the parts(?), without advertisements, but with stab holes occasionally visible. Sadleir 19. *Inscribed (probably by the publisher's clerk on Trollope's behalf): 'With kind regards from the Author' at head of title page. The first of the 'Palliser' series, Can You Forgive Her? originally appeared in twenty shilling parts, published monthly from January 1864 to August 1865, with the title pages dated differently (Volume I 1864, Volume II 1865), and the preliminary pages for subsequent book-issue included in parts X and XX. The first ten parts were illustrated by Hablot K. Browne ('Phiz'), the others by a Miss Taylor.