Monckton Milnes, James Pope-Hennessy — 1st Edition

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Monckton Milnes, James Pope-Hennessy — 1st Edition

Name: Monckton Milnes, James Pope-Hennessy — 1st Edition
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Monckton Milnes: The Years of Promise 1809-1851 & The Flight of Youth 1851-1885, James Pope-Hennessy — 1st Edition

Publication: London, Constable and Company Ltd., 1949 & 1951

Formatting: 2 vols. 8vo.

Condition Report: Very Good. This two-volume set presents exceptionally well, retaining its original dust jackets which remain bright and largely free from the typical heavy chipping or severe sun-fading often associated with mid-century wrappers. The bindings are tight and square, with the maroon cloth boards remaining clean and the corners sharp, showing only the lightest of shelf-wear to the extremities. Internally, the pages are clean and highly legible, exhibiting only a mild, uniform age-toning typical of the paper stock from this period. The hinges are sound, and the text blocks are firm, indicating careful handling. The volumes are free from intrusive internal defacements, making this a structurally robust and highly presentable set.

Catalogue Note: This is a complete two-volume set of James Pope-Hennessy’s highly regarded biography of Richard Monckton Milnes, comprising true first editions of both The Years of Promise and the subsequent sequel The Flight of Youth. Both volumes feature their respective frontispiece illustrations and are housed within their original dust jackets.

Pope-Hennessy was granted exclusive access to the Houghton papers, making this work a cornerstone biographical resource for nineteenth-century literary and political history.

Complete first edition sets retaining both original dust jackets in such well-preserved condition are becoming increasingly uncommon on the open market, as these volumes were frequently separated or heavily handled as reference copies over the decades.

Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton, was a ubiquitous and vibrant force in Victorian England, a politician, poet, and brilliant liaison who connected the era's greatest literary and social figures. In this definitive, two-volume biography, James Pope-Hennessy draws upon the previously withheld Houghton papers to offer a vivid, masterful portrait of a man whose warmth, literary patronage, and formidable social network made him a vital catalyst in the intellectual life of the nineteenth century.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: James Pope-Hennessy

Book Publisher: Constable and Company Ltd.

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Autobiography, Biography & Memoirs

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Book Binding: Hardback

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Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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