first edition viii, 216 pp. 8vo
1862 · London
by Meredith, George
London: Chapman & Hall, 1862. First edition. viii, 216 pp. 8vo. Publisher's green dot grain cloth. Hinges tender, else fine. First edition. viii, 216 pp. 8vo. Contains the 50-sonnet sequence "Modern Love", which documents Meredith's betrayal by his first wife. "The most painfully personal of his works" (ODNB). Collie XXXVIIa; Forman, Meredith 8; Hayward 271; Tinker 1551
(Inventory #: 304217)