Illustrated London News Christmas Issue 1880: Victorian Engravings
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Illustrated London News Xmas Issue 1880: Victorian Illustrations Engravings You are bidding on a Victorian issue of the London Illustrated News: Christmas Issue 1878 December 1880 Dimensions: 16” x 12” Pages: 24 This paper came to me with a large collection from a dealer in Herefordshire. I have handled lots of these now, both ‘genuine’ as in this collection, and ‘repro’ and am 100% certain that this is genuine.From its appearance I would say that it has been removed from a bound volume by the dealer for sale (It did have a price label of £20). This has been done very carefully. However, this does mean that the pages are not bound. Apart from this, there is a tear to the last few pages. See below for description. Apart from this, being in the volume has kept it in pristine condition with no fading or fixong As with all London Illustrated News of this period, it contains some really nice illustrations, these appear in my photograph, the titles of which are included in the listing below. Among the engravers are ‘Swains’, who were also a major contributor to Punch magazine of the time. The print with their name is by F. Barnard, also a Punch contributor Cover: ‘ Winter ’ By L. Rossi. Engraved by Frument & co,. ‘ A Domestic Drama in Two Acts: Act I. – The Choice’ Drawn by F. Barnard. Engraved by Swains ‘A Domestic Drama in Two Acts:
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