The Weekly Visitor, for 1835 [Numbers 121-179]
The Religious Tract Society, January 1835. First Edition. Leather Binding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Fair / No Jacket. Item #L072647
ISBN: B002SGOK8W
Spine and covers detached (but present; upper cover with spine, plus lower cover intact); general wear to spine and covers (scuffing, rubbing and browning; chiefly to edges and extremities); few preliminary leaves detached from spine edges (few with previous owner's pencil and ink annotations and 1 ink drawing); general internal browning and/or foxing throughout (chiefly to edges and preliminaries). viii, 472 pages (continuous pagination). The last 48 issues of the weekly publication, from January 6 to December 22, 1835, then in its third year, prior to the change of title (to 'The Visitor, or Monthly Instructer'); notable particularly for the illustrative matter (chiefly vignette engravings of flowers and other natural wonders, but also of religious subjects). Index at front (following title page, including illustrations). BMC, volume 19, page 1066, column 1003 (under 'Periodical Publications -- London'); 'Sold by John Davis, at the Depository ... and by the booksellers' (title page recto); printed by 'William Tyler, Printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street' (title page verso). Bound in contemporary 3/4 brown calf over dark brown boards, gilt-stamped and ruled spine, plain endpapers, all edges trimmed and stained brown. Scarce in any condition.About 100 Engraved Illustrations (including Title vignette).
Price: $59.95