HUNT, James Henry Leigh. A Legend of Florence, London: Edward Moxon, 1840, 8°, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY TO THE AUTHOR'S SISTER-IN-LAW, ELISABETH KENT, front endpaper inscribed "Lieto alla lieta. To Betsy Kent from her affectionate friend, the author," original cloth (spine damaged); The Town; Its Memorable Characters and Events, London: Smith, Elder, 1848, 2 volumes, 8°, FIRST EDITION, engraved frontispieces, 45 illustrations (occasional spotting), original cloth (rather soiled, corners bumped, front joints weak), bookplates of A. Edward Newton; The Palfrey; A Love-Story of Old Times, London: How and Parsons, 1842, 8°, FIRST EDITION, illustrations, original wrappers (rebacked, stained, front inner hinges split), bookplate of Robert Hoe, in a cloth folder. With 12 other works by Hunt in 18 volumes, most cloth-bound first editions, including The Autobiography (3 vols., London, 1850) and The Correpondence (2 vols., London, 1862), the binding of the former rather worn. (22)

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HUNT, James Henry Leigh. A Legend of Florence, London: Edward Moxon, 1840, 8°, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY TO THE AUTHOR'S SISTER-IN-LAW, ELISABETH KENT, front endpaper inscribed "Lieto alla lieta. To Betsy Kent from her affectionate friend, the author," original cloth (spine damaged); The Town; Its Memorable Characters and Events, London: Smith, Elder, 1848, 2 volumes, 8°, FIRST EDITION, engraved frontispieces, 45 illustrations (occasional spotting), original cloth (rather soiled, corners bumped, front joints weak), bookplates of A. Edward Newton; The Palfrey; A Love-Story of Old Times, London: How and Parsons, 1842, 8°, FIRST EDITION, illustrations, original wrappers (rebacked, stained, front inner hinges split), bookplate of Robert Hoe, in a cloth folder. With 12 other works by Hunt in 18 volumes, most cloth-bound first editions, including The Autobiography (3 vols., London, 1850) and The Correpondence (2 vols., London, 1862), the binding of the former rather worn. (22)

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