Author: [HUGHES, THOMAS1822-1896 ] .DOYLE, RICHARD (ILLUSTRATOR) 1824-1883.
Title: The Scouring of the White Horse, or, the Long Vacation Ramble of a London Clerk, by the author of "Tom Brown's School Days", old and new, illustrated by Richard Doyle.
Description: Cambridge: Macmillan And Co, And 23, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London, 1859 . 0. A very good first edition in the original decorated cloth binding. 8vo. 7.25" x 5.5" x 0.75". pp.228/pp16 (Adverts dated 1858). Blue grained cloth covered boards, corners bumped and edges lightly rubbed. Bright gilt title with elaborate decorated border to front board (lightly rubbed). Spine with similar gilt decoration (a little dulled). All page edges gilt. Light pink endpapers, soiled plus pencil notes on the different editions . Half-title present. Double-page illustrated title, followed by the printed title. Clear text with illustrated capitals, just a few brown patches . Final 16 pages are: "Macmillan and Co.'s List of works adapted for Christmas presents", dated 1858 . First Edition 1st Impression 1859 with the two typos - pp 60 & 99 missing U in Up and puropse for purpose .

Keywords: 52046 Hughes Doyle Scouring White Horse Long Vacation Ramble London Clerk Pollard Macmillan and Co Cambridge Literature: : 19th Century


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