THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Volume 86 (January-June 1885)

Verlag: George C. Leighton, London, 1885

Beschreibung

Ex-library. An oversize hardcover book with a black cloth spine, leather corners, and green cloth boards. POOR condition. Front hinge completely cracked. Corners heavily worn and leather flakes have smudged the cloth. A few library stamps inside, and the folding plate facing page 331 is torn. Tear in gutter of page 387-388. Folding map of Herat region is splitting along the folds. Foldout map of the British Empire has been repaired with tape. Folding plate facing page 571 is badly torn. Rear hinge also starting to crack. A badly worn but readable copy, with no missing pages in this span of issues. Volume 86 of THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, with issues spanning January 3 through June 6, 1885. Contains reporting on the Nile Expedition to relieve Khartoum, the coming-of-age festivities for Prince Albert Victor of Wales (the eldest son of the future Edward VII), installments of the novel ADRIAN VIDAL by W.E. Norris, and bombings by Irish Fenians at the House of Commons. Among the many fine engravings are a two-page spread of Windsor Castle, an avalanche in northen Italy, a portrait of General Gordon of Khartoum, a giant foldout depicting British soldiers in action on the way to Metammeh during the Mahdist War, and the funeral of Victor Hugo passing the Arc de Triomphe. Measures approx. 16" x 11.75". Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 184274

Bibliografische Details

Titel: THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Volume 86 (...

Verlag: George C. Leighton, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1885

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fair