Presentation Copy of Tom Brown's School Days

[Hughes, Thomas], TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL DAYS BY AN OLD BOY (London: Macmillan & Co., 1869).  First illustrated edition, 19 x 15cm (8vo), in publisher's dark blue cloth w/gilt decorations & title to fr. cover & spine, bevelled edges, a.e.g., russet ep.s w/binder's ticket (Burn) to rear pastedown, [i-vii] viii-xxii [xxiii-xxiv], [1] 2-376 pp. w/tissue-guarded frontis portrait steel engraving by C.H. Jeens after George Frederick Watts, & 43 wood engravings by J.D. Cooper after Arthur Hughes & 15 after Sydney Prior Hall.  Printed by R. Clay Sons & Taylor, London.  Inscribed by one of the illustrators to recto of fr. ep.: "Edward Gilliat from Sydney P. Hall"; also w/some pencilled notes at end of Preface identifying "Slogger Williams" (B.O. Jones), "Tom Brown" (Augustus Orlebar), & "Arthur" (A.S.J. Weston).  The recipient was the Rev. Edward Gilliat, MA (1841-1915), Schoolmaster at Harrow & author of several children's books including the Heroes series.  Binding Very Good (extremities sl. rubbed & hinges repaired); contents Near-Fine.  Macmillan 48, White 136 & 170, Reid 8 & 92, Fredeman 93.15, Ray 176, de Beaumont 134, Goldman 257.  (Inv. #544)  C$500  (an unsigned copy is also available, at C$300) Home Page