1875 issue ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS ( 2781 )

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A 12 page issue ( 24 sides) of

'The Illustrated London News '

……………………. DATED 1875 ……………………

This first part of the description features items which have Images i.e. engravings, sketches and drawings etc (these often have descriptive articles but not always) They include :-

This first part of the description features items which have Images i.e. prints from engravings, photographs etc (these often have descriptive articles but not always) They include :-

'An Askenazim by Carl Haag' Full front page. Askenaz

'Sketches in Iceland: Reykjavik '

Iceland: 'Haymaking' - - 'Mode of Carrying Hay'

'The Solar Exlipse observatory in The Nicobar Islands; - Brownings Reflector & Spectroscopic Camera - - The Equatorial Camera - - Sig Tacchinis Obserbvatory - - Observing Stations - - Village of Malakka - - View From Eclipse Station'

' Winnowing by F. Chester' beautiful full page engraving of two girls out on the cliff top fields sieving the corn

'The Midsummer Eve Bonfire in The Bavarian Highlands' Full page

'Mdlle Zare Thalberg' (search Henry Irving )Tear to this page - not affecting the engraving - but affects the article on the solar eclipse, mentioned earlier

'Mdlle Singelli'

The Sultan of Zanzibar at Lady Frere's Garden party'

'Laying The Foundation Stone of the Church of the Sacred Heart at Paris'

'The Illustrated sporting and Dramatic News Cup, to be Shot for By The Irish and American Rifle Teams'

'West End Church, near Southampton, Struck By Lightning'

'Wicker Coffins Exhibited at Stafford House'

'The Gun Vessel Bermejo for the Argentine Republic'

'The Portuguese Government Transport Steam ship Africa'

'The Great Fire in Dublin: Sappers Cutting off The Whiskey' (small tear to bottom border, slightly encroaching onto engraving - easily repaired)

Full page advert by the American Watch Company

This second part of the description features items of news articles etc but have no images associated with the subject matter unless listed above. They include :-

'Foreign and Colonial News'

'The Court at Windsor'

'Royal School of Art Needlework' opened by Princess Christian

'Mr Tennyson's Queen MAry'

'The Whiskey Fire in Dublin'

'Earth to Earth' Perishable Coffins

'Obituary of Emminent Persons includes The Right Hon Richard Pigot Molesworth, Viscount of Swords Dublin died at 43 Grand Parade Brighton - - - Captain Hubert Washington Hibbert Esq of Bilton Grange died at his residence Hill street Berkeley Square'

'Wills and Bequests includes Sir Joseph Henry Hawley, Bart late of Leybourne Grange, Kent and 34 Eaton Place - - - Mr William Norris late of Woodnorton, Norfold and of Belvoir, Torquay, Devon'

'Parliament'

'National Sports'

........ And much more.

This particular issue has been poorly bound and there are crude binding holes through all borders, and affecting the text on one page only - affecting none of the articles mentioned here.

And more

It measures 400 x 275 mm (16 x 10.75 " ). - There is a little age yellowing with some spotting. The spine and some pages are loose with binding witness marks. Some of the pages may be loose, and have minor cuts tears and blemishes due to their great age - anything more than minor will be mentioned in the main body of the description. The engravings vary in size.

PLEASE NOTE :- I cannot guarantee that the issue is complete 'as published' - but what I have described above IS present. As far as I can tell there are No pages missing

This item will be packaged in a tube unless otherwise requested.

PLEASE ALSO NOTE That the paper banners, or mastheads vary, and the scan shown is only a representative sample.

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