The Complete Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of One Hundred and Fifty Steel Engravings, from the Original Pictures. With an introductory essay, by James Hannay; and descriptive letterpress, by the Rev. J. Trusler, and E.F. Roberts

William Hogarth

Published by The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1860

About this Item

201 numbered pages, not including the plates, which are singled-sided. Date not stated, c. 1860s. 4to (9-1/2" x 11-7/8", 2-1/4" thick), full leather with decorative gilt border on front and back boards; five divisions on spine with raised separations and gilt "HOGARTH" against black in the second compartment, partially rubbed away; leather rubbed, eroded and scratched, with tear to back board; corners worn through to underlying cardboard; hinges cracked and cover split along them, with backstrip loose at the rear; vertical crease to the length of the spine opposite where binding is cracked at p. 137. Marbled edges 2nd image), decorative end papers (3rd image). A few pages near end of book have creases and chipping along fore-edge. Frontispiece (self-portrait) and half-title ("The Milk Maid") engravings shown in 4th and 5th images. Engravings have imparted their stain to the facing page in most cases, and foxing is denser on some pages facing the plates, very faint on others; only in a few cases does foxing extend to the pictures themselves, though the white margins of some plates have faint foxing; many text pages and some plate margins are quite clean. Heavy book, will incur shipping surcharge. Seller Inventory # WBB-399

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Complete Works of William Hogarth: In a ...

Publisher: The London Printing and Publishing Company

Publication Date: 1860

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket