[Morier (Sir James Justinian)] [Collected oriental romances], 24 vol., first editions, comprising The Adventures of Hajji Baba, of Ispahan, 3 vol., vol.1 only with half-title, lacking in vol.2 & 3, title in vol.1 and a few other leaves very lightly soiled, 1824; The Adventures of Hajji Baba, of Ispahan, in England, 2 vol., vol.2 lacking half-title (not called for in vol.1), vol.1 with final otherwise blank imprint leaf, 1828; Zohrab the Hostage, 3 vol., vol.1 lacking advertisement leaf at beginning, vol.2 & 3 lacking half-titles, 1832; Ayesha, the Maid of Kars, 3 vol., 1834; Abel Allnutt. A Novel, 3 vol., vol.1 lacking half-title, 1837; The Banished: a Swabian Historical Tale, 3 vol., vol.2 & 3 lacking half-titles, vol.3 also 4pp. publisher's catalogue at end, 1839; The Mirza, 3 vol., half-titles, inscribed to Sir Robert Harry Inglis Bart. "from his faithfl. & ever obliged friend, The Author" on half-title (cropped just shaving one letter), 1841; St.Roche. A Romance, from the German, 3 vol., half-titles, genealogical table at end of vol.3, 1847; Martin Toutrond: A Frenchman in London in 1831, half-title, etched frontispiece and wood-engraved illustrations by Measom, frontispiece lightly browned at edges, 1849, Zohrad the Hostage, Ayesha and Abel Allnut inscribed "from the author" on titles, very occasional light spotting, some titles with small ink stamp of Robert Inglis on verso, engraved bookplate to front paste-downs, handsome uniform mottled calf, by Riviere & Son, covers with small Greek key border in gilt, spines gilt in compartments with red morocco labels, the first t.e.g., others uncut, the rest g.e., slight rubbing to extremities, [Sadleir 1793, 1794, 1801, 1796, 1792, 1798, 1797, 1802 & 1803; Wolff 4925, 4926, 4933, 4927, 4924, 4930, 4929, 4934 & 4932], Richard Bentley, 8vo.

*** A superb set of most of Morier's fictional output.

James Justinian Morier (1782-1849) worked for his father's business in Smyrna before becoming a diplomat. He published two accounts of his travels before turning to fiction and beginning the sequence of orientalist novels on which much of his fame now rests.