LONDON Antique Books LEATHER Bound Set Fine Bindings

Very Scarce First Edition set!

By the author of "Club-Life of London", John Timbs!

Gorgeous in Near Fine volumes handbound and signed by the revered Zaehnsdorf for Bartlett & Co!

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London and Westminster:

City and Suburb.

Strange Events, Characteristics, and Changes, of Metropolitan Life.

By John Timbs, F.S.A.

Author of "A Century of Anecdote," "Club-Life of London," Etc.

In Two Volumes.

Publisher: London: Richard Bentley. 1868. First Edition.

Number of Volumes: 2 complete.

Binding: Absolutely stunning 3/4 leather bindings of sumptuous Ultramarine Blue crushed morocco! Handbound and signed by the revered Zaehnsdorf for Bartlett & Company! Near Fine! 5 thick raised bands per spine, with quadruple gilt ruling! Bright gilt compartmentalized designs! Marblized boards, also gilt ruled! TEG~ Top edges gilded and bright! Sewn in satin ribbon page markers~ one has come loose, but is still present! Leather retains a rich patina and shine!  Bindings are solid! 

1. Wear to the binding?:   Minimal
2. Are the hinges cracked?: No
3. Any chipping?: none.

Volume Size: Volumes measure 8 inches tall and 5 1/4 inches wide!

TEG (top edges of pages gilded): Yes, and very bright!

Foxing~ Is Text Clean?:Light uniform toning, and only a couple of stray spots of foxing~ very very light.

Endpapers:Marblized. WITHOUT any signatures and/or Ex Libris plates!

Number of Pages in Volume, or Average Page Count Per Volume: 324 and 316 complete. 

Additional Notes: Gorgeous and sound First Edition Set! Scarce work! Handbound and Signed by Zaehnsdorf in fine leather!  An excellent addition to any library, and/or a memorable gift!

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