Author: Hone, William [1780 - 1842]
Title: THE EVERY-DAY BOOK And TABLE BOOK; or, Everlasting Calendart of Popular Amusements..
Description: London: Printed for Thomas Tegg, 1841. Later edition, first published in 1826. Period (publisher's?) brown half calf bindings with brown cloth boards, maroon leather title labels in the second compartment, marbled eps. 2 volumes: 8, viii pp, 1719 columns; viii pp, 1711 columns. Indicies at rear of Volume II. First 8 pages, Vol I, an 1843 publisher catalogue, with page 1 listing ".. Books published in the Pickwick Style." Illustrated with 436 engravings [per t.p.], including frontis in each volume. 8vo. 9" X 5-5/8". Modest binding wear. 1940s ownership inscription, noting "Bought from Taylor's book shop Hull. Paid 6/- for the two volumes." Very Good. "William Hone was an English writer, satirist and bookseller. His victorious court battle against government censorship in 1817 marked a turning point in the fight for British press freedom." This, a literary almanac with weather & literature for every day, was extremely popular during his lifetime, continuously in print, and issued in many different editions.

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