W. Gurney Benham - Colchester Oyster Feast: Its History and Its Toast Lists

Colchester, Essex County Standard, 1902. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this richly illustrated account of the annual Colchester Oyster Feast, a charming and distinctive civic tradition. The uncommon first edition of this work, illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and with further monochrome vignette and full page illustrations throughout.The Colchester Oyster Feast was an annual event that began in 1845 under Mayor Henry Wolton, and evolved into a major social occasion attracting royalty, diplomats, and cultural figures.With three sets of magazine articles discussing oysters loosely inserted.This is the work of W. Gurney Benham, a three-time mayor of Colchester and long-serving editor of the Essex County Standard. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with handling marks to boards, and front board age toned to tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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