Douglas Jerrold — Mrs Claude&Apos;S Curtain Lectures

London, Bradbury, Evans, & Co. 1866. First edition. Leather. Bright first edition of this comical series by Douglas Jerrold, strikingly rebound in full morocco by Leighton. First book form edition of this work. Comic series by English dramatist and writher Douglas Jerrold, giving Mrs Claude's pedantic and petty lectures to her husband in bed just before night time, when he has to lie and listen. The series was originally published in famous periodical Punch in 1845. Featuring a coloured frontispiece and numerous illustrations in text by Charles Keene.This copy was stunningly rebound by Leighton in full morocco faithfully reproducing the original publisher's cloth binding, with decorations in gilt and titles in gilt to spine; an impressive binding. Rebound in full straight up grain morocco binding with gilt tooling to spine, boards, and extremities, renewed endpapers, gilt to edges. Externally excellent with minor shelf wear only, light rubbing to spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Mild offsetting to title page from frontispiece, otherwise pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Charles Keene. Very Good Indeed .