The Illustrated London News, July to December 1859
London: George C. Leighton, 1860. Hardcover. Oversized/ folio red marble boards with red leather spine. Five raised bands on spine with gilt lettering and tooling. Decorative end pages. 654 pages (issues numbered consecutively). Lovely bw illustrations throughout including a large fold out bw plate. Includes fold out color plate titled, "Fox Hunting. 'Full Cry'" VG- (content; clean and bright; covers have general shelf wear with some edge fading, bumps/scuffs especially to edges. Light foxing. Library label inside front cover. Missing bw frontispiece. Pagination may be inconsistent throughout. Missing bw frontispiece. Missing index of engravings. Missing painting, "The Great Eastern". Missing pages 87-95. Missing Christmas supplement, December 24 and several illustrations with.). Item #179148
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