Beschreibung:

BROWNE, HABLOT K[NIGHT] A large collection of books illustrated by "Phiz," Hablot K. Browne , for authors other than Dickens. The collection includes about sixty titles, plus some books on his circle (and includes a copy of the auction catalogue of his art). The condition of the volumes ranges from very good to quite worn. Included are copies of Douglas Jerrold, The Handbook of Swindling; G. P. R. James The Fight of the Fiddlers; the "Phiz"-illustrated Works of Shakespeare, with hand-colored plates, circa 1860; "Phiz," Sketches of the Seaside Country; etc. Provenance: Valerie Browne Lester, Phiz's descendant and biographer, frequently with her bookplate. The property of Valerie Browne Lester