Undated, but between about 1870 according to The University of Manchester Library and about 1890 according to The Cambridge University Library.

Covers (brown, pebbled leather spine and corners over lighter brown pebbled leather with bright gilt-stamped "HOGARTH" to six-compartment-five-raised-band spine) are lightly edgeworn, esp to the corners and rubbed. AEG. Textblock is clean and tight except for slight foxing throughout and offset from plates to some adjacent pages.

All plates present and accounted for (except where noted below).

Secondary Title page with vignette of Hogarth's "The Milk Maid" is opposite frontis. Plate number 3, "Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse" as listed in "Contents" is not present in that place, nor does it appear to ever have been, but rather is found on page 174, "The Pieman" title-page vignette is present, though not listed in the "Contents". Likewise, instead of "Breakfast Scene" and "Toilette Scene" are in reverse order to that in the "Contents". "Masquerades and Operas" and "Burlington Gate" listed in the "Contents" as separate plates are actually one plate. "Moses Before Pharaoh's Daughter" listed in "Contents" as preceding "Paul Before Felix", actually follows it. "Crowns, Mitres and Maces" listed in "Contents" at page 197 is actually at page 195. "Spiller's Ticket" is not present, but "Christ and Disciples" (which isn't listed in "Contents") is present.

A very large and heavy book (about 3.9 Kg packaged) which will require additional shipping fees.
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Price: 150.00 GBP