Excursions in Victorian Bibliography

Chapter 3: ADDENDUM.

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A compact handbook combining essays and annotated bibliographies of several nineteenth-century authors with practical guidance for book collectors. It explains terms and practices of Victorian bookmaking, highlights publication histories and variant issues, and points out features that identify true first editions. The text discusses the importance of original condition, market considerations, and common pitfalls, and is organized author-by-author with indexes, errata, and an addendum to support accurate identification and informed collecting of Victorian publications.

ADDENDUM.

P. 72. The following paragraph should precede “1863/ A WELCOME, etc.”

1861

THE VICTORIA REGIA: A Volume of Original Contributions in Poetry and Prose. Edited by Adelaide A. Procter. London: Printed and Published by Emily Faithfull and Co., Victoria Press (for the Employment of Women), Great Coram Street, W.C. 1861. 1 vol. Royal 8vo (6¼ × 9⅜). Pp. x + 349 + (1). No half-title. Red-brown embossed cloth, all edges gilt, blocked in gold and blind. Red chocolate end-papers.

NOTE.—Pp. 187 to 214 are occupied by a story by Anthony Trollope entitled The Journey to Panama. This is the first appearance in book form of a tale afterwards published in Lotta Schmidt and other Stories.