Estimate: | £200 - £300 |
Hammer price: | £100 |
BINDING - London Interiors: A Grand National Exhibition of the Religious, Regal, and Civic Solemnities, Public Amusements, Scientific Meetings, and Commercial Scenes of the British Capital. London: Joseph Mead, [1841-44]. 2 volumes bound in one, 4to (270 x 215mm). Engraved frontispiece, additional engraved title, wood-engraved plate of the "Interior of the Exhibition", 74 engraved plates (frontispiece and engraved title spotted and stained, some mainly marginal spotting and staining, a few darker spots). Attractively bound in contemporary elaborately decorated green morocco gilt, gilt edges (crudely rebacked preserving old spine, some rubbing and scuffing, corners bumped). Provenance: Shelley Holford, Essex (armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION.