The Illustrated London News, Volume XXXVII, July to December 1860
London: George C. Leighton, 1861. Hardcover. Oversized/ folio three quarters blue leather and marble. Five raised bands on spine with gilt lettering and tooling. 628 pages (issues numbered consecutively). BW frontis and lovely bw illustrations throughout. Also includes a large, fold out color map. 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 several bw illustrations. Tears to large color fold out map. Several bw illustrations have markings on them.). Item #179244
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