first edition Hardcover
1870 · London
by DOYLE, Richard and ALLINGHAM, William
London: Longmans, Green, Reader, & Dyer, 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. Scattered foxing and soiling, primarily to margins; 1869 Christmas owner gift inscription on front endpaper; hinges reinforced with binder's tape. Cloth a little darkened and worn. Very Good. Folio (11" x 15") in publisher's gilt-decorated green cloth, rebacked with original spine laid-down; 31 pages. Illustrated with 16 charming engraved plates, printed in colors, by Richard Doyle. (Inventory #: 021923)