first edition Hard Cover
1847 · London
by Hunt, Leigh [Estelle Doheny's copy]
London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1847. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Octavo. From the library of avid book collector and philanthropist Estelle Doheny (1875 - 1958) with her bookplate. TWO VOLUMES. 324, 358(1)pp.32pp. publisher's catalog at rear dated April, 1847, frontispiece portrait of Hunt in volume one; bound in publisher's lavender embossed cloth, spine lettering gilt; spines have evenly changed to brown, light wear at extremities. Text clean and bright. A very good set of Mr. Hunt's selection of sketches, essays and critical memoirs from his uncollected prose writings.
(Inventory #: 1015)