Devereux  (Signed, 3 Volume Set)

Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton, Baron

Henry Colburn, 1829.

Clipped autograph from author, Edward Lytton, laid in on first page. 3 volume set. Fine bindings. 3/4 smooth moroccan leather over red linen boards. Gilt ruled spine compartments. Minor shelf wear to cover. Linen end pages. vii, 299, 310, 344 pages. All edges gilt. Scattered foxing, mostly to first few pages.   Lytton is credited with coining the phrases, 'it was a dark and stormy night,' 'in pursuit of the almighty dollar', 'the great unwashed', and 'the pen is mightier than the sword'.