THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Volume XC (January-June 1887)
From Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 08 November 2006
From Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 08 November 2006
About this Item
Ex-library. An oversize hardcover book with a black cloth spine, leather corners, and green cloth boards. POOR CONDITION. Spine is cracking off, front cover is detached, and the binding is cracked in half, so many pages are loose. Library stamps inside, but text otherwise unmarked. LACKS the Hong Kong panorama at pages 224-225, as well as page 693-694, but otherwise complete. OFFERED AS-IS. Volume 90 of THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, with issues spanning January 1 through June 25, 1887. Contains reporting on the ongoing Land War in Ireland over the demands of tenant farmers; the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition; a multi-part article on the life of Kaiser Wilhelm I; a fire at the Salle Favart (Opera Comique); and the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Also contains installments of THE CRUSADE OF THE EXCELSIOR by Bret Harte. Among the many fine engravings are a two-page spread showing a chariot race; a two-page spread of Sandringham estate; a folding plate of Napoleon on horseback looking at the Sphinx; a folding plate of Cleopatra lounging on a boat; engravings of the crown jewels of France; a color plate of Queen Victoria receiving royal visitors for her Golden Jubilee; color plates of four-in-hand coaching teams; and a foldout portrait of Queen Victoria. Measures approx. 16" x 12". Seller Inventory # 187870
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Volume XC (...
Publisher: George C. Leighton, London
Publication Date: 1887
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
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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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