The every-day book and table book; or, everlasting calendar of popular amusements, sports, pastimes, ceremonies, manners, customs and events incident to each of the three hundred and sixty-fix days in past and present times. Vol III (3) only by Hone, William - 1835

London: Thomas Tegg, 1827. Volume III only. Thick octavo with hundreds of engravings on wood by Geo. Cruikshank and other artists. Unfortunately this book has suffered smoke damage to the covers and edges of textblock. Internally very good. A reading or binding copy only. [will require extra shipping for our International customers]. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

William Tegg & Co. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. A tightly bound copy in very good condition. Previous owner's name on front endpaper; private collector's label on inside front cover; some lightly pencilled notes on inside back cover. Hinges intact. In dark cloth boards with blind stamped decoration on front and back. The boards are faded at the edges but hardly bumped or worn. The same goes for the faded spine which is not apparently rubbed at either head or foot or on the edges. The gilt titles on the spine remain quite bright. No date, but almost certainly 1827.

Great Britain: Thomas Tegg,, 1833. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Cover. Type: Almanac The set is an ex-library set in stamped library bindings with bookplates and stamps to the copyright page......Books are 1719, 1709, vol. 3 is 859 pages Every-Day book and 863 pages Table Book bound together; hardcover, in good condition.....All volumes clean and tight with wear to the covers. Text is clean and unmarked with only very occasional foxing....B&W Illustrations, green cloth covers

London: Published by assignment for Thomas Tegg, 73, Cheapside, 1831. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy bound in half worn buckram over boards with gilt-blocked title to the spine, edges very slightly toned. Some wear and tear as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 864 pages. Subjects; Every-day book. table book. calendar of popular amusements. 1831.

London: William Tegg, 1831 of the year, months, and seasons and a perpetual key to the Al,manac including. Three volumes. 436 engravings, commentary and readings appropriate for each day of the year¿there are listings of Saints' Days, for example, complete with selected descriptions of the "lives of the saints" and Hone's typically critical commentary on the lore of the "Romish church"; there is a "floral calendar" describing the flowers dedicated to particular days and also including some discussion of gardening practices appropriate to each season; there are frequent "Chronology" sections describing noteworthy occurrences that happened on such-and-such a date in history; etc. In addition, the form¿perhaps formlessness¿of the book allows Hone to insert all sorts of other diverse materials, including descriptions of popular customs, London street life, domestic practices, and biographical sketches, as well as various accounts and… Read More

London: William Tegg , 1847 Three Volume set.A new edtion. Book Volumes 1 and 2 are only dated in the prefaces as 1826 and 1827, but Book Vol.3 is dated 1847 in publication details, and these are a uniform set so it is likely that all three date from 1847. HB. Three volumes complete. Full leather with gilt titles on red and black leather panels to spine, with gilt decorations and borders. All page edges and endpapers marbled. A handsomely bound set that belonged to William Thomas, Baron Bolton, with his armorial bookplates inside front covers, and inscribed by him as Bolton to margins of title pages. Large octavos, 1719pp, 1711pp & 887pp. With a total of 436 b&w engravings in text. A Very Good set overall, the pages largely very clean (with a little spotting to ends and a soot stain to lower gutters in vol.2.) and the covers bright and clean with some light edge rubbing to the leather. Note: Hone's Year Book which was printed later (1849) and forms a uniform set listed separately… Read More