COMMEMORATION EDITION OF THE WORKS OF WILLIAM HOGARTH - 26 Separate, Bound Issues / Segments
Book Details + Condition: Jones & Co. (London). 1833. Large hardcover volume with cloth boards (with a sheen) and three-quarters leather binding. 228 pages. By English reverend and literary compiler John Trusler, on the life and work of English painter and satirist William Hogarth. This scarce volume includes 26 separate issues or "parts", all compiled in the same volume. Numerous engravings of Hogarth's work are presented, with relevant stories and anecdotes, as well as evaluations of their social commentary. Interior hinge cracked, but binding remains firm; light wear to boards, with some discoloration; binding tape to spine; interior is clean and free of markings.
