THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS Vol. LIV (January-June 1869)

London: George C. Leighton, 1869. Hardcover. Ex-library. An oversize hardcover book with a black cloth spine, green cloth boards, and black leather corners. The corners are rubbed through. A few library markings inside, but otherwise, text clean. Front hinge just a bit shaky and pages 395-398 coming loose, but all other pages are fully attached. Item #202057

Volume 54 of the ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, containing all issues from January 2 through June 26, 1869. Includes reporting on the Mont Cenis Pass Railway and Frejus Rail Tunnel, the passage (but not yet ratification) of the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the election of Ulysses S. Grant to the presidency, and the construction of the Suez Canal. Features plenty of fine engravings, including a full-page portrait of President Grant, ladies' fashions of the day, the Moai statues on Easter Island, and much more. Measures approx. 16" x 12"

Price: $175.00