The Illustrated London News, Volume XLIII, July to December 1863
London: George Leighton, 1864. Hardcover. Oversized/ folio red marble boards with red leather spine. Raised bands on spine with gilt lettering and tooling. 668 pp, (large section of pages missing) Lovely bw frontispiece and illustrations throughout with a large color illustrated fold outs titled, "The Village of Argenio, Lake Como, Italy" and "Little Loves" VG-(clean and bright; covers have general shelf wear with some edge fading, bumps/scuffs especially to edges. Spine has major damage with most of it missing. Front cover is attached but loose. Light foxing. Pagination is inconsistent throughout. Missing pages 177-180. Missing pages 301-532. Missing pages 557-580.). Item #179273
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