Description: Book Description: London: Strahan & Co., (1868). Hardcover. Book Condition: Good+ to Very Good-. 1st Edition. First edition. 886pp plus 2 seperate sections to the rear of the book, which include the Christmas section and occassional pieces. w/numerous wood engravings after Arthur Hughes, John Leighton, etc., & literary contributions by William Morris ("Hapless Love"), William S. Gilbert, Debenham's vow by Amelia B Edwards, Noblesse oblige by Sarah Tytler, etc. Most notable in this publication are the sections of international interest, which include 'Peeps at the Far East', which detail life in India and the people therein, which include many illustrations of the countryside, buildings, people, etc with a section on Calcutta. Other notable pieces are 'Iona' by the Duke of Argyll, 'The Last Days of Raja Brooke' (Sarawak/Borneo), and some interesting sections on the working classes in various professions of the mid 19th century, including 'The Merthyr Iron Worker', 'The Northampron Shoemaker', 'The Staffordshire Potter', 'The Connaught Cotter' and more. Binding Very Good- with edgewear, boards faded with some soiling. Pages clean and tight. A nice collectable book with some wonderful illustrations. Good Words For 1869 - India, Iona, Borneo, Calcutta, Victorian - Norman Macleod Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter
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Format: Hardback
Subject: Illustrated
Fiction Type: Short Stories/ Essays
Sub-Subject: Collected Stories + Poems
Printing Year: 1850-1899
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Language: English
Condition: Used
Author: Norman Macleod
Binding: Hardback
Character Family: Good Words
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Fiction Subject: Short Stories & Anthologies
Illustrator: Various
Non-Fiction Subject: Biographies & True Stories
Original/Facsimile: Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Place of Publication: London
Publisher: Strahan
Weight: 1700g
Year Printed: 1869
