By William Hone
London   Privately printed
9" by 5.5" (2) 828pp.
A very scarce 1825 edition of Hone's almanac, the Every-Day Book.
By William Hone

1825 The Every-Day Book; Or, the Guide to the Year: Relating the Popular Amusements, Sports, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs, and Events, Incident to the 365 Days In Past and Present Times; Being a Series of 5000 Anecdotes and Facts; Forming a History of The Year, A Calendar of the Seasons, And a Chronological Dictionary of the Almanac; With a Variety of Important and Diverting Information, For Daily Use and Entertainment, Compiled from Authentic Sources.

London   Privately printed
9" by 5.5" (2) 828pp.
A very scarce 1825 edition of Hone's almanac, the Every-Day Book.
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: 1.25kgs / : 829M28

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First Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding

The first edition of Hone's guide to the events and history of everyday of the year, in a half calf binding. Ink inscription to the front free end paper. William Hone (1780-1842) was an English writer, satirist and bookseller. Hone has been described as one of the fathers of modern media. His victorious court battle against government censorship in 1817 marked a turning point in the fight for British press freedom. Hone is best remembered for his works The Every-day Book, Table Book and Year Book; he was assisted with these by his friend Charles Lamb and his son-in-law Jacob Henry Burn.

Condition

In a half calf binding. Externally smart, with some rubbing to the boards and extremities. Leather is lifting to the head and tail of the spine. Hinges are slightly strained but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Offsetting to some of the pages containing illustrations, and those next to them. Otherwise, pages are bright and clean with just the odd spot to the first and last pages.

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