1849 GAVARNI IN LONDON - Sketches of Life and Character, 1st Edition, Illustrated order

Nice condition copy of "GAVARNI IN LONDON" - Sketches of Life and Character, with Illustrative Essays by Popular Writers. 1849 1st edition; David Bogue; London. The book features an illustrated title page and a full-page illustration at the beginning of each chapter by Paul Gavarni. Decorative floral end papers. There are 23 essays in all by various authors including subjects such as The Casino, Thieves, The Street Beggar, Acrobats, The Barmaid, Fancy Balls, Music in the Streets...please see the photos for the complete list.

Condition:
Clean covers and spine; sharp corners; some very light rubbing to the leather spine label. Tight binding with no loose pages. There is an insignificant, partial crack at the front at the bottom between the illustrated title page and tile page (despite the partial crack, the illustrated title page is still firmly attached). The pages order are in great condition - mostly clean with only an occasional small, light smudge, and some light foxing to the illustrated title page. There is a small ink stamp on the front end paper that reads "Pear Hill J.W." Overall a very nice copy.