Acting Charades. Deeds Not Words: A Christmas Game to Make a Long Evening Short.

MAYHEW, Henry (1812-1887) and Augustus (1826-1875), [HINE, H.G., illustrator].

London: D. Bogue, no date [circa 1850]. [Victorian Party Games] EARLY EDITION. Octavo (17 x 14cm), pp.xii; 158 [2]. Printed by Vizetelly. With a hand-coloured wood engraved frontispiece and vignette title page, as well as numerous further in-text illustrations by Hine. Publisher's red cloth, rebacked with the original spine laid on. Gilt titles to spine and upper board. Yellow coated endpapers and all edges gilt. Black ink gift inscription to flyleaf dated 1863, textblock a little shaken. Booksellers stamp to front pastedown and partially obscured ticket to rear pastedown. Titles to spine heavily worn, some soiling to cloth. Restored to an attractive, usable condition. Very good. Item #52264

Price: £75.00