The Forsyte Saga -
John Galsworthy
1922 - William Heinemann, London - First Edition, First Issue
First edition of Galsworthy’s sweeping literary masterpiece ‘The Forsyte Saga’, tracking the lives of an upper-middle-class family across three generations from the 1870s to the 1920s.
In an elegant contemporary binding by Maurin.
Bringing together the three novels and two ‘Interludes’ for the first time under the title ‘The Forsyte Saga’, originally published as The Man of Property (1906), Indian Summer of a Forsyte (1918), In Chancery (1920), Awakening (1920), and To Let (1921), together with an introductory essay by Galsworthy. First edition, first issue with ‘or’ for ‘of’ on line 2 of page 141, and the folding genealogical chart opening to the right (later issues open to the left).
Reference: Marrot, Bibliography of the Works of John Galsworthy, 34.
Thick octavo (binding size 18.8x13.2cm), pp. [2] xvi 1104 [4]. Bound by Maurin of full green morocco, spine with raised bands lettered and intricately decorated in gilt, twin gilt filet boarders to panels, single gilt rule to edge, gilt inner dentelles, hand marbled endpapers, green silk bookmark, all edges gilt, original cloth spine and upper panel bound in to the rear. gilt de Condition: Fine in near fine binding, spine uniformly toned. Ref: 112660 Price: HK$ 4,800
In an elegant contemporary binding by Maurin.
Bringing together the three novels and two ‘Interludes’ for the first time under the title ‘The Forsyte Saga’, originally published as The Man of Property (1906), Indian Summer of a Forsyte (1918), In Chancery (1920), Awakening (1920), and To Let (1921), together with an introductory essay by Galsworthy. First edition, first issue with ‘or’ for ‘of’ on line 2 of page 141, and the folding genealogical chart opening to the right (later issues open to the left).
Reference: Marrot, Bibliography of the Works of John Galsworthy, 34.
Thick octavo (binding size 18.8x13.2cm), pp. [2] xvi 1104 [4]. Bound by Maurin of full green morocco, spine with raised bands lettered and intricately decorated in gilt, twin gilt filet boarders to panels, single gilt rule to edge, gilt inner dentelles, hand marbled endpapers, green silk bookmark, all edges gilt, original cloth spine and upper panel bound in to the rear. gilt de Condition: Fine in near fine binding, spine uniformly toned. Ref: 112660 Price: HK$ 4,800