Thomas Hood — Up the Rhine

London, A. H. Baily & Co. 1840. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition of Thomas Hood's European travelogue, illustrated throughout. First edition. Illustrated with thirty-two full-page illustrations and many vignettes. Collated complete. Arranged as a collection of letters from the author, this piece provides an account of the author's travels along the Rhine. Written by Thomas Hood, an English poet, author, and humorist best known for his poem The Bridge of Sighs. Bound by Pelton Parade, Tunbridge Wells. Bound in half calf with patterned boards. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Light spotting to the first and last few pages. Bound by Pelton Parade, Tunbridge Wells. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .