The Cornhill Magazine vol. V -- January to June, 1862

London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1862. Hardcover. vi, [4], 760 p., 11 leaves of plates (4 folded): in-text illustrations; 22 cm. Half calf with marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-stamped spine title and volume number. Marbled endpapers. Contains the first appearance of chapters 27-38 of William Thackeray's final novel, The Adventures of Philip on his Way through the World, and his Roundabout Papers nos. 18-22, and chapter 1 of The Shallwell Mystery by Algernon Herbert Vaughan Morgan. With: an orange slip tipped in at the front of the June issue stating: "A New Novel, by the Author of "Adam Bede," will be commenced in the next number of the Cornhill Magazine." Scarce. In Good Condition: front board detached but present; lacking one folded plate; edges rubbed; 5-digit number stamped at lower edge of table of contents; otherwise, clean and solid. Good. Item #011253

Price: $35.00