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Couverture rigide. 150 woodcut illustrations and maps. Decorative cloth bound by Leighton Son & Hodge. (illustrator). Livre en anglais. Two coloured fold out maps, some repaired. 150 woodcut illustrations and maps. Decorative cloth bound by Leighton Son & Hodge. Reliures toile rouge illustrées. 530 + 472 pages. Quelques rousseurs. Afrique, pays divers. Livre.

Leather bound. Condition: Near fine. First edition of The Life of George Cruikshank in Two Epochs by Blanchard Jerrold, finely bound by Riviere and Son. (illustrator). First Edition. Octavo, [two volumes], xvi, 1-284pp; viii, 1-280pp. Three-quarter brown morocco, tan cloth covers with gilt trim. Five raised bands, gilt decorations, title in gilt on red morocco labels affixed to spines. Top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Finely bound by Riviere and Son, with binder's imprint on verso of front endpaper. No additional printings listed. Solid text blocks, light wear along edges of covers, faint foxing to a few leaves throughout. Features 86 of 87 illustrations, including frontispieces, vignettes, full-page plates, and in text illustrations. Lacking plate opposite page 100 of Volume I. A near fine set. Housed in a custom orange cloth slipcase, thin ripples to cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Riviere & Son - was a French family who established the book binding business in 18th century England, in Bath and after - in London. The highest quality of the Riviere bindings satisfied the finest tastes of the British aristocracy. As it is embossed in gold on the edge of the binding [Bound by Riviere & Son for the Army & Navy], the present binding is an excellent example of the binding commissioned for the Army and Navy officers. Text in English. 18,1x12cm. VIII+900 pp. 1 vol. Complete. 13 etching plates. Occasional foxing. Leather binding. Dark green Morocco leather. Exquisite golden embossed frame. Five raised bands, with embossed vignettes. Crimson endpapers. Golden edges. Spine slightly cracked. Near fine condition.