The Return of the Native - UK 1st Troy Paiva the name “Legolas” in its

the name “Legolas” in its characteristic staggered typographical setting

Circuses in India were already a dying art at the time of Mark’s photographs: reminiscent of the purity of days gone by and an innocence long lost in Western cultures

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A book of unparalleled scale and ambition

The Return of the Native - UK 1st Troy Paiva the name “Legolas” in itsFirst edition first impression consisting of three volumes published by Smith Elder & Co in 1878. , 303, 297 and 320 pages respectively and frontispiece map to vol 1. In late Victorian Zaehnsdorf green half calf bindings, with patterned green paper covered boards, gilt to the top edges of the text blocks and marbled endpapers front and rear. All three volumes retain their half titles. The books are firmly bound, there is some scuffing and chipping to