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Title: The Illustrated London News, Volume 83: July-December 1883
Description: London, George C. Leighton, 1883. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 648p. Ex-library. An oversize hardcover book bound in green cloth boards with black leather corners and a black cloth spine. Edges rubbed and corners worn through. Interior is clean, apart from occasional fingerprint smudges, and the binding is secure. Issues span July 7, 1883 through December 29, 1883, with no missing issues in that sequence. In the front is a foldout engraving from a piece by Heywood Hardy called "The Squire's Favourite"; it has split along a bottom fold and has been repaired with tape. Includes a two-page spread of the sinking of the ship Daphne, one of Gloucester Cathedral, and several more in nice shape for removal and framing. Also contains a serialized story called THE CANON'S WARD by James Payn. The volume as a whole measures approx. 16" x 12.

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