Days of the Dandies. Édition De Luxe. Limited to One Thousand Copies for England and America. No. 550. Printed by The Grolier Society, London. N.d., C. 1900. Complete Set in 15 Volumes. Uniform fine half-leather marbled bindings measure 9 x 6”, 8vo. 
  1. Horace Walpole and His World. Select Passages from His Letters. 
  2. Beau Nash. Written by Oliver Goldsmith. 
  3. Fanny Burney and Her Friends. Select Passages from Her Letters. 
  4. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Select Passages from Her Letters. 
  5. Charles James Fox. Written by B. C. Walpole. 
  6. Laurence Sterne, Part I. Written by Percy Fitzgerald.
  7. Laurence Sterne, Part II. Written by Percy Fitzgerald.
  8. Colley Cibber, Part I. Written by Himself. 
  9. Colley Cibber, Part II. Written by Himself. 
  10. Captain Gronow, Part I. Written by Himself. 
  11. Captain Gronow, Part II. Written by Himself. 
  12. The Life and Adventures of Peg Woffington, Part I. Written by J. Fitzgerald Molloy. 
  13. The Life and Adventures of Peg Woffington, Part II. Written by J. Fitzgerald Molloy. 
  14. Mrs. Jordan, Part I. Written by James Boaden. 
  15. Mrs. Jordan, Part II. Written by James Boaden. 
In fair condition. Boards normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at leather corners. Heads and tails of spines scuffed; heads of Books 1, 6, 7, & 11 exhibit chipping with some exposed binding. Raised bands rubbed; hinges creased. Gilt lettering and deco on spines normally dulled, but overall attractive. Top edges gilt; fore-edges deckled. Light off-setting on tissue guards & leaves adjacent to plates. Light toning in margins; some instances of finger-soiling on fore-edges. Bindings remain intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. 

   The Grolier Society specialized in publishing extra-fine editions of classics and rare literature. The Society was named after the Grolier Club, which had been founded in 1884 to advance the arts involved in making books and which was itself named after a well-known French bibliophile, Jean Grolier de Servières.
  Following the Grolier Society’s successful Beaux & Belles of England, these entertaining biographies of notable 18th-century English authors include Laurence Sterne, Horace Walpole, Beau Nash, Fanny Burney, Lady Montagu, Peg Woffington, Mrs. Jordan, Colley Cibber and Captain Gronow. Bookplates of early 20th-century actress Lulu Glaser.

Complete Set. Finely Bound. 

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