London: George C. Leighton, 1885. Hardcover.
Ex-library. An oversize hardcover book with a black cloth
spine, leather corners, and green cloth boards. POOR condition. Front
hinge completely cracked. Corners heavily worn and leather flakes have
smudged the cloth. A few library stamps inside, and the folding plate
facing page 331 is torn. Tear in gutter of page 387-388. Folding map of
Herat region is splitting along the folds. Foldout map of the British
Empire has been repaired with tape. Folding plate facing page 571 is
badly torn. Rear hinge also starting to crack. A badly worn but readable
copy, with no missing pages in this span of issues. Item #184274
Volume
86 of THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, with issues spanning January 3
through June 6, 1885. Contains reporting on the Nile Expedition to
relieve Khartoum, the coming-of-age festivities for Prince Albert Victor
of Wales (the eldest son of the future Edward VII), installments of the
novel ADRIAN VIDAL by W.E. Norris, and bombings by Irish Fenians at the
House of Commons. Among the many fine engravings are a two-page spread
of Windsor Castle, an avalanche in northen Italy, a portrait of General
Gordon of Khartoum, a giant foldout depicting British soldiers in action
on the way to Metammeh during the Mahdist War, and the funeral of
Victor Hugo passing the Arc de Triomphe. Measures approx. 16" x 11.75"