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[VANITY FAIR MAGAZINE]. “JEHU JUNIOR” (pseudonym of BOWLES, Thomas Gibson, 1841-1922). The Vanity Fair Album: A Show of Soverigns, Statesmen, Judges, and Men of the Day. with Biographical and Critical Notices… Vol. XVIII (Eighteenth Series). London: “Vanity Fair” Office, 1886. Large folio. Illustrated with 52 color lithographs, including a large fold-out chromolithograph of the lobby of the House of Commons. With accompanying biographical text. Approximately 16 x 12”. Bound in publisher’s full green levant morocco, boards decoratively triple-ruled in gilt, front board lettered in gilt, rear board decorated with central gilt, spine ruled in gilt in compartments, five raised bands, gilt turn-ins, all edges gilt, yellow coated endleaves (spine toned with some edgewear, some edgewear to boards, corners a bit bumped, hinges starting, some occasional light foxing to lithographs and text pages). Fine. FIRST EDITION, ONE OF ONLY TEN PROOF COPIES, THIS BEING COPY NO. 1. “This album is composed of Proof Copies printed by hand, before letters, of the cartoons which appeared in VANITY FAIR during the year 1886. Ten sets alone of these Proofs (of which this is one) were drawn and are in existence. Vanity Fair Office, December 1886. COPY No. 1.” (this taken from the inserted 8vo-sized limitation leaf). Subjects include various statesmen, lawyers, clerics, and the jockey Charlie Wood. Scarce. With the bookplate of collector Frederick J. O. Montagu on the fp.