Jack Hinton: The Guardsman.

First edition of the first volume of Lever's Our Mess series. Octavo, original cloth, 27 full page plates by "Phiz", other illustrations in text. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Francis Keane from his old and sincere friend, Charles Lever." In very good condition. Signed copies of Lever's works are particularly scarce. Bookplate of W.K. Bixby. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case.