The Illustrated London News, January to October 1870
London: George Leighton, 1871. Hardcover. Oversized/ folio red marble boards with red leather spine. Five raised bands on spine with gilt lettering and tooling. Decorative end pages. Lovely bw illustrations throughout. Pagination is inconsistent. VG- content; clean and bright; covers have general shelf wear with some edge fading, bumps/scuffs especially to edges. Library label inside front cover. Pagination is inconsistent throughout. Missing bw frontispiece. Item #179147
Includes a front index to all engravings. Each issue includes a series of chess moves, wills and bequests, births, marriages, deaths, times of high water at London Bridge, theatre programs, foreign and colonial news, advertisements, music, loads of gorgeous illustrations, court news, and more. A wealth of information on social, political, economic history, the arts; everything!
Price: $175.00