DANIEL, George. Merrie England in the Olden Time, London: Richard Bentley, 1842, 2 volumes extended to 6, 8°, grangerised with mounted press cuttings and APPROXIMATELY 590 PLATES after John Leech and others, most engraved, including views and portraits, also with 6 original drawings, one a pencil-and water-colour design of an archery meeting by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, signed and dated 1842, with presentation inscription from Daniel to Richard Percival, and another by G.S. Shepherd, contemporary brown morocco by J. Mackenzie, spines gilt in compartments, g.e. (6)

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DANIEL, George. Merrie England in the Olden Time, London: Richard Bentley, 1842, 2 volumes extended to 6, 8°, grangerised with mounted press cuttings and APPROXIMATELY 590 PLATES after John Leech and others, most engraved, including views and portraits, also with 6 original drawings, one a pencil-and water-colour design of an archery meeting by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, signed and dated 1842, with presentation inscription from Daniel to Richard Percival, and another by G.S. Shepherd, contemporary brown morocco by J. Mackenzie, spines gilt in compartments, g.e. (6)

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Volume I has a mounted inscription from the author to Richard Percival, dated Canonbury 1841, remarking: "only eight copies were printed on fine hot-pressed paper, with proof impressions of Leech's Designs, & this is one of them." There are later title pages to each of the 6 "graphically enriched" volumes, with the imprint: Richard Percival, Highbury Park, 1842.

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