THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Volume LXVII: July to December 1875

London: George C. Leighton, 1875. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 640p. Ex-library. An oversize hardcover book bound in green cloth boards with a black cloth spine and black leather corners. A few old library markings inside. The corners are rubbed through and the boards are lightly scuffed. Occasional smudges and spotty stains inside, but text is otherwise unmarked and easily legible. The folding color engraving of "The Home at Nazareth" has a closed tear. The binding is secure. Item #201009

Volume 67 of THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, containing issues from July 3 through December 25, 1875, and the supplements on the Arctic Expedition, a visit to India by the Prince of Wales, and 40p Christmas special. No Dec. 18 issue; the sequence is Dec. 11, the Christmas number for Dec 15, one of the specials on the Prince of Wales in India, and then Dec. 25. Includes reporting on a visit to London by the sultan of Zanzibar, a Railway Jubilee, the Herzegovina Uprising, and Captain Matthew Webb's historic swim across the English Channel. Among the many stunning engravings are a foldout of Canterbury Cathedral, and a map of India showing the route traveled by the Prince of Wales. Measures approx. 16" x 11.75"

Price: $175.00