THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Volume 84 (January-June 1884)
From Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since 8 November 2006
From Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 8 November 2006
About this Item
Ex-library. An oversize hardcover book with a black cloth spine, leather corners, and green cloth boards. Corners heavily worn, and leather flakes have left smudges on the cloth. A few library stamps inside. Folding plate facing page 412 is splitting along the folds. Small closed tear in two-page illustration facing page 516. Light, spotty stains on full-page portrait of prima donna Emma Albani. Volume 84 of THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, with issues spanning January 5 through June 28, 1884. Contains reporting on the ongoing conflict in the Sudan; installments of a novel by Charlotte Riddell titled BERNA BOYLE; and the death of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, due to hemophilia. Among the many fine engravings are a foldout portrait of Alfred, Lord Tennyson; a Burmese white elephant imported by P.T. Barnum; a two-page spread of Durham Cathedral; a full-page portrait of Princess Louise, daughter of the future Edward VII; a hunter shooting a giraffe; a giant foldout depicting the Second Battle of El Teb; a color portrait of Major-General Gordon; and foldout color portraits of Princess Victoria of Hesse and her husband Prince Louis of Battenberg. Measures approx. 16" x 11.75". Seller Inventory # 184275
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Volume 84 (...
Publisher: George C. Leighton, London
Publication Date: 1884
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Store Description
Kubik Fine Books Ltd
Owen D. Kubik, president
24 Park Ave
Dayton OH 45419 USA
937-294-0253
mail@kubikbooks.com
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