The Illustrated London News, Vol.XXXVI, January to June 1860
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. 640 pages (issues numbered consecutively). BW frontis and lovely bw illustrations throughout. Includes fold out color plates titled, "Imperial Stag-Hunt in the Forest of Compiegne" and "Yachting" from a drawing by Edwin Weedon. VG- content; clean and bright; covers have general shelf wear with some edge fading, bumps/scuffs especially to edges. Library label inside front cover. Foxing to block. Pagination is inconsistent throughout. Missing several color illustrations. Item #179166
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