Title:Tom Burke of "Ours." / By Charles Lever. (Harry Lorrequer.) With numerous illustrations on steel, by H. K. Browne [complete in 2 volumes]
Author:Lever, Charles James (1806-1872) ; Browne, Hablot Knight, Phiz, (1815-1882, illustrator)
Price:EUR€65.00 (about USD$75.60)
Item ID:MB06-201149
Quantity:1
Publisher:Dublin : William Curry, Jun. and Company, [1844]
Edition:First
Binding:Hardback
Condition:Very Good
Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Gilt titles and vignettes to spines. Some small nicks to spine extremities, with slight dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Corners bumped. Light surface stain to cover of vol. 1. Shadow staining evident from shelving. Scattered foxing, mainly to prelims. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical description: 2 v., plates, fronts., illus. ; 23 cm. Notes: First published in monthly instalments between Feb 1843-Sept 1844 in the Dublin University Magazine. "A parting word" by the author, v.2, p.294, dated August 25th 1844. Running title on left "Our mess" and on right "Tom Burke of "Ours". Subjects: France -- History -- 1789-1815 -- Fiction. English literature -- Irish authors. Inventory No: 201149.