Folio. [56] leaves. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed. Very occasional light dust-soiling.

A commonplace collecting in excess of 45 newspaper clippings, advertisements, and reproductions of manuscript letters relating to events and celebrations held at Alnwick, Northumberland, in 1887 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. A majority of the material records the festivities of the day, though other notable articles make reference to the proposals for the establishment of a free public library to commemorate Her Majesty's 50 year reign.