HILLINGDON HALL
OR
THE COCKNEY SQUIRE
A TALE OF COUNTRY LIFE
BY THE AUTHOR OF
"HANDLEY CROSS, "JORROCK JAUNTS & JOLLITIES", &C.
WITH TWELVE ILLUSTRATIONS
BY WILDRAKE - HEATH - JELLICOE
COLOURED BY HAND
LONDON
JOHN C. NIMMO
MDCCCLXXXVIII (1888)
THE BOOK:
CLOTH-BOUND HARDBACK WITH GILT DECORATION TO FRONT-COVER AND SPINE. GILT TITLE ON SPINE. WEAR AND TEAR, MARKS AND FADING TO COVERS AND SPINE. DAMAGE/LOSS AT TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINE, CORNERS BUMPED. ROUGH CUT PAGE EDGES. INTERNAL HINGES SLIGHTLY CRACKED TOWARDS END OF THE OF BOOK. ONLY ONE PAGE IMPERFECT. THE FIRST PAGE HAS A RIP. SEE PICTURES OF ALL BOOK.
HEAVY AND THICK BOOK WITH 519 PAGES PLUS 24 PAGES ADVERTISING OTHER PUBLICATIONS (JOHN C. NIMMO'S SPRING LIST OF NEW BOOKS FOR 1888").
THE BOOK IS ENRICHED BY COLOR PLATES BY WILDRAKE, HEATH AND JELLICOE. THE TISSUE GUARDS OF THESE PLATES ARE ALL PRESENT AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THESE ILLUSTRATIONS ARE OF FANTASTIC DETAIL AND COLORED BY HAND.
COLLECTIBLE ANTIQUARIAN BOOK!