Thomas Hood — Whims and Oddities, in Prose and Verse

London, Edward Moxon & Co. 1861. Leather. A new beautifully illustrated edition of this collection of poetry and oddities in Maclehose signed leather binding. Early edition of Whims and Oddities, in Prose and Verse by Thomas Hood in Maclehose signed straight grain morocco binding.A new edition. Illustrated throughout the text with eighty seven original designs by the author. Collated, complete. Thomas Hood was a nineteenth century English poet and humourist best known for 'The Song of the Shirt' and 'The Bridge of Sighs&apos. He also wrote for Punch and The London Magazine. In Maclehose signed straight grain morocco binding. Externally, sound. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There is some rubbing to the leather in these areas and to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the very occasional spot. Good . Ill.: Thomas Hood. Good .