THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Volume L: January-June 1867

London: George C. Leighton, 1867. Hardcover. Ex-library. A large hardcover book with a black cloth spine, leather corners, and green cloth boards. FAIR condition. Corners heavily rubbed. Occasional library stamps inside. Stains and pencil notes on page 53. LACKS pages 77-100 (the entire January 26 issue), 149-150, 299-300, 381-404 (the entire April 20 issue), and 641-642. The color foldout is badly torn. Pages 643-648 are nearly detached. Occasional smudges and pencil scrawls, but otherwise, text easily legible. Item #179591

Volume 50 of THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, with weekly issues spanning January 19 through June 29, 1867. Contains reporting on the Fenian Rising in Ireland; the Paris International Exhibition; the Treaty of London granting independence to Luxembourg; and the coronation of Franz Josef as King of Hungary upon the establishment of the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary. Among the many fine engravings are a full-page depiction of Christ blessing children; numerous illustrations of the Paris Exhibition; Queen Victoria laying the first stone of the Royal Albert Hall; and Franz Joseph's coronation in Budapest. Measures approx. 16" x 11.75"

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