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Including some translated from the German, fragments of verse, lists of titles, and personal memoranda.

13 volumes.

Original manuscript notes made by George Meredith as publisher's reader for Chapman and Hall, giving opinions of over 400 books. The foolscap sheets were furnished by the publisher, bearing authors and titles in an unidentified hand, with spaces left for the reader's notes and dated August 10, 1889 - September 17, 1895. With brown paper envelope, torn, endorsed by Meredith.

In green cloth folder, with gold lettering on the front cover.

Chapman and Hall's edition, interleaved with quarto sheets in preparation for Constable's Edition de Luxe. 1896. Manuscript corrections throughout text and on quarto sheets mostly in the author's hand.

In a blue cloth case.

In dark red morocco case.

Laid in half green levant case, gold tooled.

Inlaid with printed title-page and a printed portrait of Meredith at 80.