Item #432649 John Francis, publisher of the Athenæum : a literary chronicle of half a century / compiled by John C. Francis, with an introductory note by H. R. Fox Bourne. John Collin Francis.

John Francis, publisher of the Athenæum : a literary chronicle of half a century / compiled by John C. Francis, with an introductory note by H. R. Fox Bourne

1888, 1st edition. London : R. Bentley & Son. Good copies (2) in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned and stained. Spine cracked with some loss, and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Loose pages inserted inside, text remains complete. Item #432649

Physical description; (2 volumes) frontispieces (portraits). Contents; vols 1-2. Subjects; Francis, John 1811-1882. The Athenaeum, periodical. Athenæum Club (London, England). Journalists ; Biography. Publishers and publishing Great Britain ; Biography.

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