Nuts Nutcrackers, First Edition (1 results)

hardcover. Condition: very good(+). Phiz (illustrator). First. Illustrated by "Phiz" (Hablot Knight Browne) with numerous b/w plates and in-text figures. viii, 232 pages. 32mo, handsomely bound by Worsfold in full brown polished calf with ornate gilt-decorated spine; wide dentelles and marbled endpapers (front joint repaired and small chip at head, else near fine). London: printed by Bradbury and Evans for Wm. S. Orr and Co. & Dublin: William Curry, 1845. First edition. A very good(+) copy of this rather scarce book "A novel written by Charles James Lever and published in 1845. The story takes place in Dublin, Ireland, and follows the lives of two young men, Harry Lorrequer and his friend, Tom Burke. Harry is a wealthy and privileged young man who has recently returned from military service in India, while Tom is a struggling artist who dreams of making it big in the world of art. The novel is a satirical comedy that pokes fun at the upper classes of Dublin society.".