Lot #87: The Leisure Hour, Large Antique Hardcover book, Volumes 1896 and 1898, sold as is

- These are antique bound volumes of The Leisure Hour, a prominent British general-interest periodical from the Victorian era - The magazine was designed to provide "wholesome" reading for the working class, focusing on Sabbatarianism (keeping Sunday as a day of rest) - It featured fiction, factual stories, travel accounts, world events, and numerous high-quality engravings and sometimes colored illustrations - The red and dark brown covers with elaborate gold (gilt) lettering are characteristic of late 19th-century "publisher's cloth" bindings - Antique from 1896 and 1898 - Good antique condition, used with wear (scuffs, bumped corners), pages have some aging/discoloration consistent with age but overall in very good shape, sold as is - Dimensions: each book is 7.75"wide x 10.75"long MS10-#1200 Pickup category timeslot {A}