1863-1864 The Works of Douglas Jerrold

Description

Illustrated, Leather Binding

Volumes I-IV of the works of Jerrold are present here. A fifth volume, which was published later, is not present here.

In bright half calf bindings.

Present here are such literary pieces as 'Punch's Letter to his Son', 'Men of Character', 'A Man Made of Money', and 'Sketches of the English'.

Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume.

With a memoir of the author by his eldest son, William Blanchard Jerrold.

From the library of W.A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. William Foyle founded Foyles bookshop in 1903 alongside his brother. He purchased Beeleigh Abbey during the Second World War, an impressive twelfth century monastery in Essex. Beeleigh housed his library, one of the largest private libraries in England.