The Edinburgh Review, or Critical Journal (No. 201) January, 1854

See photos for condition details. Softcover, original publication in original wraps. This is the January, 1854 issue in the front cover states "to be continued quarterly" along with a price of six shillings. Front cover is detached but present, and both covers have chipping along the edges and corners. Front cover has the faint penciled signature which appears to read P. N Riggs. Internal binding is mostly tight though fragile and there is a section in the front that is held on only by a single thread of binder string and nearly all of the page quadrants still uncut along the top and fore edges - showing this book was never even read. In addition to the 317 pages there are also dozens of pages of advertisements and in the rear of the book there are pamphlets included with titles such as "An analysis of the schoolbooks published by Authority of the commissioners of national education in Ireland", "An account of Bethlem Hospital, British from the report of the late charity commissioners, etc. Only handwriting found in book is on the front end page which has a red pencil check marked in the upper right corner. Pages are tone due to age and scattered foxing and spotting is present. Edges and corner show bumps but as mentioned earlier nearly all the pages are still uncut. Book is fragile and binding brittle. …