Anthony Trollope — Ralph the Heir

London, Strahan & Co, 1871. First edition. Leather. The first edition in one volume of Anthony Trollope's novel on a spendthrift young man, complete with plates by F. A. Fraser. The first edition of this work, being the first edition bound in one volume.Illustrated with eleven plates.'Ralph the Heir' is follows the eponymous character, a spendthrift young man who has run himself into debt. The novel was well received by contemporary critics, despite Trollope claiming it to be one of the worst novels he had written.Initially appearing as a supplement in St. Paul's Magazine from 1870-1871, the work was first published in book form in a three volume edition by Hurst and Blackett in 1871, before appearing in this single volume illustrated edition later that year. Anthony Trollope was a prolific Victorian author, best known for his series 'Chronicles of Barsetshire&apos. Some of his other successful novels include 'The Warden', 'The Way We Live Now', 'The Eustace Diamonds', and 'Barchester Towers&apos.Bound without the half-title and publisher's adverts.Illustrated by F. A. Fraser. In a half crushed morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards, with renewed endpapers. Externally, smart. Spine is faded. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: F. A. Fraser. Very Good Indeed .