George Augustus Sala — Paris Herself Again in 1878-9

London and New York, Remington and Co.; Scribner and Welford, 1880. Cloth. A bright fifth edition of George Augustus Sala's literary travelogue of Paris, richly illustrated throughout the text. An ode to the author's love for the city of Paris at the time of the French Exposition. Remarking upon people and places, it is  a wondrous testament to the city.Written by George Augustus Sala, an author and journalist known for his contributions to The Daily Telegraph. He also wrote for Charles Dickens' Household Words as well as All the Year Round, and was hailed as one of the most important newspaper men of his century.Mispaginated to page 328 of the second volume, which has been printed as 228.Illustrated throughout with vignettes by Bertall, Cham, Pelcoq, Grevin et al.Bound in the bright decorative boards.From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, an English socialite and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. She was featured by Cecil Beaton in 'The Book of Beauty&apos. Amongst her circle were Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Coco Chanel, Salvador Dali, Winston and Clementine Churchill and Nancy Mitford. Containing the bookplate of Leonard Harrison Matthews, a British zoologist known for his work on marine mammals. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and a prolific author.Complete in two volumes.A delightful fifth edition of this best-selling work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with some slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Spines are slightly cocked. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound, with some occasional straining throughout and to the hinges, which remain firm. Pages have the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: Bertall, Cham, Pelcoq, Grevin, Gill, Marie, Morin, Deroy, Lalanne, Renoist, Lafosse, Mars, Etc. Very Good .