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THE SCOURING OF THE WHITE HORSE; Or, the Long Vacation Ramble of a London Clerk. By the author of 'Tom Brown"s School Days' Illustrated by Richard Doyle.

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THE SCOURING OF THE WHITE HORSE; Or, the Long Vacation Ramble of a London Clerk. By the author of 'Tom Brown"s School Days' Illustrated by Richard Doyle.

by Hughes, Thomas (1822-1896)

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(Stereotyped at H.O. Houghton & Co., Cambridge for) Ticknor and Fields, Boston: 1859., 1859 pp. xii, 324, 16 [Publisher's catalogue] Plus Woodcut Frontis and full page plates by Richard Doyle. Very slight damp staining on last few signatures. 12mo. Original full blue publisher's cloth binding, embossed in blind. Small loss at head and tail of spine and corners. XLib. (Masonic Homes - Elizabethtown, PA). Hardbound. The 'Author's edition'. The illustrator, Richard Doyle (1824-1883) was very popular on both sides of the Atlantic in the Victorian era. He was the brother of Charles Altamont Doyle, and thus the uncle of author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes. ENGLAND BOX 2 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

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Title
THE SCOURING OF THE WHITE HORSE; Or, the Long Vacation Ramble of a London Clerk. By the author of 'Tom Brown"s School Days' Illustrated by Richard Doyle.
Author
Hughes, Thomas (1822-1896)
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Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
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Publisher
(Stereotyped at H.O. Houghton & Co., Cambridge for) Ticknor and Fields, Boston: 1859.
Date Published
1859
Keywords
ENGLAND; GREAT BRITAIN; SCOURING OF THE WHITE HORSE; THOMAS HUGHES; FICTION ; LITERATURE; VICTORIAN; BOSTON IMPRINT; ILLUSTRATIONS; RICHARD DOYLE LITER ATURE
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