Sir Francis Trolopp (pseud. Paul Féval). De verborgenheden van Londen
Amst., H. Binger, 1844-5. 1st and only ed., 4 vols. Orig. boards. 6 lithogr. plates. Covers and quires loosening and other small imperfections. Transl. of Féval proto-roman noir Les Mystères de Londres (1844). One of the earliest 'Fysionomiën' of European cities, inspired by Eugène Sue's sensational Les Mysteres de Paris (1842-3). Rare.
Added: Charles Lever. Zonderlinge lotgevallen en ontmoetingen van Charles O'Malley, den Ierschen draconder. Naar het Engelsch. Amst., Frijlink, 1845. 1st ed., 3 vols. Boards. Forgotten contemp. of Dickens and Thackery. (total 7)