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London: George C. Leighton, 1887. Hardcover. Fair. 790p. Ex-library. An oversize hardcover book with a black cloth spine, leather corners, and green cloth boards. Corners heavily worn and cloth smudged with rubbed-off bits of leather. Occasional light foxing and a few library stamps inside, but otherwise, text unmarked. Color foldout depicting ships of the British navy is splitting along a few of the folds, but still largely intact. Closed tear in foldout portrait of Bismarck. Dampstaining on pages 531-554 (the entire Nov. 5 issue). Pages 781-784 are detached, and the rear hinge is cracking. Rest of pages are still attached. A worn but readable copy, with no missing pages. Volume 91 of THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, with weekly issues spanning July 2 through December 31, 1887. Contains reporting on Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee; a multi-part article by journalist Walter B. Harris titled "The British Mission to Morocco," which is lavishly illustrated; an article by Amelia B. Edwards… Read More

Ingram Brothers, 1887. Presumed First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 790 pages + 32 for the Christmas number. Gold lettering on the spine. This volume has been professionally rebound and repaired. A very good copy of this bound volume of The Illustrated London News 1887 with b/w photographs throughout; and one coloured plate. This is a very heavy book and will require additional shipping charges (at cost). Size: 11.5 x 16.5

London: Ingram Brothers Has been subject to some water/damp damage, rear board detached and has lost all its cloth covering, rear last pages also affected. Page corners affected throughout but generally not affecting the printed content, front board and spine also has some heavy loss and front board is partially detached, held on by cords. Printed content generally sound.. Disbound. Poor. Elephant Folio.