3 volumes, 8vo (186 x 112 mm). (Some minor spotting and soiling.) Early 20th-century blue morocco gilt, edges gilt, stamp-signed by Root; together in custom blue cloth slipcase. Provenance: H. Harvey Frost (1863–1969), industrialist and bibliophile (bookplate).

FIRST EDITION of Wood’s Victorian best-selling sensational novel. After first being rejected for publication by Chapman & Hall and Smith & Elder, Bentley published it in a small run, which went on to be published in 15 editions in 5 years, with 110,250 copies sold in its first 25 years. Sadleir 3333.