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Hard cover, demy 8vo in dark green cloth, with pictorial cover design featuring hand lettered title amid scrolled ribbon, surrounding an English public school escutcheon by the English artist Edmund J. Sullivan blocked in gold to the front board and similar to spine. All edges gilt, glazed green end papers, In two Parts, numbered continuously, xxiii, 312pp. Printed by Richard Clay and Sons, Ltd., London and Bungay. With preface to the 1858 edition. Illustrated tissue-guarded frontispiece by the English Artist Edmund J. Sullivan (1869-1933), plus additional 50 illustrations Part One, and another 27 in Part Two. **CONDITION: Very Good. One bumped corner, and small gouge at rear board, as seen. Front hinge partly split. Gilt lightly rubbed to front board, and remaining quite bright on the text block edges. Some soiling seen to first page and light foxing ocassionally throughout. Now in mylar. **This semi-autobiographical novel was based on the Author's days at the British public school of Rugby, and is notable for his criticism of the prevailing culture of bullying of the younger and weaker boys. Author Thomas Hughes, QC, lawyer and later judge (1822-1896) was also a social reformer interested trades unionism and cooperatives, founding, in later life, a Christian socialist utopian community at Rugby, Tennessee for the aid of the English nobilities' second sons. This book represents some early work of the British graphic Artist Edmund (E.J.) Sullivan (1869-1933). He would go on to illustrate numerous London magazines and books. His style has been compared to Beardsley, and his work did appear in the latter's "Yellow Book" series. Numerous editions of this work were published, with Macmillan publishing six alone between 1857 and 1858. This is in a scarce Cranford-style illustrated gilft binding. Watson 933.
Ref: ILLDB 9424
$195.00