The LOVES Of The HAREM; A Tale of Constantinople. With Forty-One Illustrations.
London: Published, for Mr Reynolds, by John Dicks, No. 7, Wellington Street North, Strand. 1855. 1st Edition. [4], ii, [2 (blank)], 333, [1] pp. Text double column. Illustrated with 41 wood engravings, a few full-page. 8vo. 9-1/2" x 6-1/4". Period brown half-calf leather binding with marbled paper boards. Black leather spine label. General binding wear, with rubs to the marbled boards. Lacks eps & paste-downs. Leaf with pp 111/112 with edge-rash, old repair to tear. Some age-toning & occasional soiling to paper. Prior owner signature [Anne Smith__?] to gutter of "Index to the Engravings" page. An Abt VG copy. Item #51865
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Scarce 19th C. fiction from this 19th C author known for 'crankin' 'em out'.
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