Harry Furniss — Flying Visits

London, J. W. Arrowsmith, 1892. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of Harry Furniss"s witty and charming travelogue of Britain and Ireland, profusely illustrated by the author. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding.This volume is a first edition.Flying Visits is a charming and humorous illustrated travelogue recounting Furniss"s whirlwind tours across Britain and Ireland. This copy is profusely illustrated with one hundred and ninety two characterful illustrations by the author.Harry Furniss (1854–1925) was a well-known British illustrator and writer, celebrated for over 2,600 drawings published in Punch, along with illustrations for works like Lewis Carroll"s Sylvie and Bruno.Publisher's advertisements to endpapers. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, very smart. The odd minor handling mark to boards. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Slight rubbing to boards. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Previous seller's small label to front paste down. Publisher's advertisements to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to first and last few leaves. Very Good . Ill.: Harry Furniss. Very Good .