The Three Spaniards

A Romance

by George Walker 

Two volumes.  Baltimore:  R.J. Matchett for Thomas W. Cleland, 1825 

Hardback is overall in GOOD+ condition.

• One-quarter calf with green marble covers have gilt at spine, label with gilt text to top board.   
• Boards show some wear, smudges, bumps, scuffing, warping, edgewear.  Corners are bumped, scuffed, with exposed board.  See photos.
• Spine has gilt text dimmed and is cracked with chipped ends.  See photos.
• Binding is fragile, with some cracking visible at back cover Vol. 1.  
• Pastedowns and feps have some light foxing, staining, writing at back of Vol. 2.  See photos. 
• Interior is age-toned, exhibits moderate foxing, staining, some smudges, creasing to paper, light edgewear.  See photos.  
• Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• PS2026.0225

237 + 228 pages. 3 3/8 x 5 1/2 inches

First American Edition of this high gothic novel.  Two volumes, thin boards with green marble paper and calf at corners and spine.  Handsome owner's name plates, leather with gilt, on each top board.  Boards show wear at shoulders and chipping at spine ends; bindings are intact with final gathering of volume 1 out of line.  Interiors are tanned, no marks, with spotting and staining throughout.  A scarce work, with the seldom seen Baltimore imprint.

George Walker (1772-1847) was a London bookseller and author of ten or eleven novels, the best known of which is The Vagabond.  As a distributor of all sorts of fiction, Walker was able to adjust the types of novel he wrote according to contemporary literary demands, in this case, Gothic.  The very brief Preface sets the popular tone:  "In compliance with the present Taste in Literary Amusement, this work is presented to the Public."  One critic's judgement was that The Three Spaniards demonstrates Walker's versatility in pleasing the trends and tastes of Gothic fashion.  Whatever the critical assessments, The Three Spaniards enjoyed wide popularity, appearing in several English editions, also in Ireland, the United States, and in French translation.   

Printed by R.J. Matchett for Thomas W. Cleland, Baltimore.  

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