Various; Leigh Hunt — A Book for a Corner; or Selections in Prose and Verse

London, Henry G. Bohn, 1858. Leather. A collection of prose and verse in two volumes, bound into one with commentary from English critic James Henry Leigh Hunt. Complete in two volumes bound in one. Illustrated with a title vignette and in-text images throughout. A collection of entertaining extracts of prose and poetry from various writers, including: Horace Walpole, Mrs. Inchbald, Marco Polo, Sir Richard Steele, Lady Winchilsea, and many others. Intended for "intelligent persons of all times of life" for amusement only, with no mention of politics or polemics. With commentary by James Henry Leigh Hunt, an English critic, essayist and poet. Dated from the British Library. In the original half calf binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, smart with rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. The odd small mark to the boards with minor loss to the head and tail of the spine and board tips. Front hinge just starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Good . Ill.: None. Good .