c1882 2vol Hone's Popular Works The Year Book The Table Book Illustrated

Description: Click here to see our other books! Hone's Popular Works: The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information and The Table Book of Daily Recreation and Information: Concerning Remarkable Men and Manners, Times and Seasons, Solemnities and Merry-Makings, Antiquities and Novelties, on the Plan of the Every Day Book and Year/Table Book, or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Customs, and Events, Incident to each of the Three Hunred and Sixty-FIve Days, in Past and Present Times: Forming a Complete History of the Yea: and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac William Hone c1882 William Tegg : London 9" by 5.5" [4], 824; [4], 870pp. SUMMARY Two of William Hone's collections of curious information on manners, antiquities, and further subjects. Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 4 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 4.49 US Postage: £ 39.99 EU Postage: £ 26.99 European Postage: £ 36.99 Asia Postage: £ 69.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 99.99 DESCRIPTION Dated via Jisc from the British Library. Two of British satirist and writer William Hone's popular works concerned with a miscellany of subjects, forming a humorous and complete year-book with anecdotes, poems, advertisements and sporting information.These, along with the 'Every-Day Book,' are the works Hone is best remembered by. Each illustrated with frontispiece and further vignettes in text.From the library of Lord Raglan, Fitzroy John Somerset. Raglan’s great-great-grandfather was Field Marshal Fitzroy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan and hero of the Battle at Inkerman and Alma in the Crimean War. He also served as military secretary to the Duke of Wellington. He died in the Crimea in 1855. The house in which the library was situated, Cefn Tilla Court, was purchased by the Raglan Memorial committee for his descendants. Lord Raglan was a keen collector of anthropology and folklore, with many of the works in his extensive library focusing upon this topic. CONDITION In the original publisher's uniform full cloth bindings. Externally a trifle rubbed with shelf wear, bumped to extremities of boards and spine, back strip o 'Year Book' lifting to front joint exposing binding material and part f the headband, back strip 'Table Bok' now laid down. Sticker to front pastedown over previous ownership ink inscription. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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