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Doré and Jerrold, London a pilgrimage, London, 1872, original green morocco gilt

Auction Closed

July 14, 12:35 PM GMT

Estimate

150 - 200 GBP

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DORÉ, GUSTAVE AND BLANCHARD JERROLD

LONDON, A PILGRIMAGE. LONDON: GRANT & CO., 1872


folio (417 x 300mm.), additional pictorial title, frontispiece, 52 plates with printed tissue guards, numerous illustrations within the text, original green morocco gilt lettered on covers and spine, gilt edges, one plate slightly torn, binding somewhat rubbed


A fascinating snapshot of contemporary London, including much Dickensian squalor (including an opium den).


Chelsea Public Libraries, bookplate and embossed stamp on cover, and withdrawn stamp on verso of title-page