Hungerford

1886 · 915P41 — London: Smith Elder & Co 1886. Cloth. Very Good. 11" by 8.5". Richard Doyle. The second edition of this entertaining journal kept by a teenaged Richard Doyle which his comical illustrations throughout. The second edition.A journal kept by Richard Doyle in his youth in the year 1840. Doyle kept this journal in his teen years just a few years before he joined the staff of 'Punch'.Illustrated by Doyle throughout and with a portrait frontispiece.Doyle was an eminent illustrator of the Victorian era known for his contributions for 'Punch' for which he designed the masthead which was used for over a century.With an introduction by J. Hungerford Pollen. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally generally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine and extremities are a little discoloured. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots mostly to the first and last few pages. Very Good Smith, Elder, & Co hardcover