Glances Back Through Seventy Years
Henry Vizetelly
1893
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd
First Edition
8vo, 2 vols
Description:
This two volume autobiographical memoir offers a vivid panoramic account of Victorian publishing, journalism, and artistic life, detailing the author's encounters with prominent literary figures, revolutionaries, and European bohemians. Henry Vizetelly (1820–1894) was an English publisher, and journalist who played a significant role in introducing French realist literature, notably the works of Emile Zola to the British public, facing some legal trouble in the process. Please read condition report. Rare with no other copy listed on the web.
Condition:
Fair Condition. Half bound red leather with marble paper covered boards. Contents clean with some offsetting and foxing to prelims. Binding is firm and books are complete. Boards have some notable wear, both volumes have splitting at spine joints and boards are slightly loose. Notable peeling to spine edges. Peeling to edges and edge wear. Overall Fair.
Glances Back Through Seventy Years
Henry Vizetelly
1893
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd
First Edition
8vo, 2 vols
Description:
This two volume autobiographical memoir offers a vivid panoramic account of Victorian publishing, journalism, and artistic life, detailing the author's encounters with prominent literary figures, revolutionaries, and European bohemians. Henry Vizetelly (1820–1894) was an English publisher, and journalist who played a significant role in introducing French realist literature, notably the works of Emile Zola to the British public, facing some legal trouble in the process. Please read condition report. Rare with no other copy listed on the web.
Condition:
Fair Condition. Half bound red leather with marble paper covered boards. Contents clean with some offsetting and foxing to prelims. Binding is firm and books are complete. Boards have some notable wear, both volumes have splitting at spine joints and boards are slightly loose. Notable peeling to spine edges. Peeling to edges and edge wear. Overall Fair.
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