The Scouring Of The White Horse Or, The Long Vacation Of A London Clerk And What Came Of It And The Ashen Faggot: A Tale For Chistmas By The Author Of Tom Brown's Schooldays [Thomas Hughes] Illustrated By Richard Doyle [Half Leather Binding – New Edition] [Thomas Hughes]

London: Macmillan & Co., 1889, New Edition. Handsome brown half leather binding, gilt titles, gilt ruled and decorated compartments, five raised bands. Pages from ‘The Ashen Faggot’ uncut. N.B. smokey odour to the pages. Pagination: xix, 327pp plus 4pp of adverts. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 7 ¾ inches tall (19.5cm). Condition Report Externally Spine – very good condition – gilt titles, gilt ruled compartments, minor wear. Joints – very good condition – gently rubbed and worn. Corners – very good condition – gently worn. Boards – very good condition –half leather with brown cloth boards. Page edges – good condition – tanned. See above and photos. Internally Hinges – very good condition – secure. Paste downs – very good condition – plain. End papers – good condition – plain. Title – good condition – lightly tanned. Pages – good condition – tanned, smoke odour. Binding – very good condition. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1889 Binding: Hardback