The Town; Its Memorable Characters and Events. Volume The First The Town; Its Memorable Characters and Events. Volume The Second

Leigh Hunt

Published by Smith, Elder, and Co., London, 1848

About this Item

A handsome, two volume first edition set of Leigh Hunt's illustrated work. A handsome two volume set, comprising a first edition of this 1848 work.In original, elegantly decorated red cloth, both volumes boast a monochrome frontispiece, and feature several vignette illustrations.Within, Leigh Hunt, writer, and friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley, offers up a London populated with memorable and entertaining characters - and caricatures - of 19th Century England, with a focus on London, the eponymous 'Town'. Bound in original red cloth. Externally, in lovely condition. Slight fading to spines. Heads and tails knocked. The odd mark to endpapers. Small bookseller sticker to rear paste down. Vol2 hinges starting. Marks along hinges. Internally, generally firmly bound, with some strain. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good.

Seller Inventory # 987W14

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Town; Its Memorable Characters and Events. Volume The First The Town; Its Memorable Characters and Events. Volume The Second
• Publisher: Smith, Elder, and Co., London
• Publication Date: 1848
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: None
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book