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Charles Keene
by Derek Hudson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Pleiades Books, 1947. pp 56 large folio. This attractive book showcases the work of British artist and illustrator Charles Samuel Keene (1823-1891), best known as "C.K. of Punch". Fully illustrated with 3 colour plates, 54 monochrome plates and 8 illustrations to the text. Inscribed on the front free end paper by the author to "John Ryan, with best wishes Derek Hudson". Very good in grey cloth with pale blue titles, covers lightly soiled, binding firm, spotting to edges and end papers. John Ryan (19212009) was a British animator and cartoonist, best remembered for his character Captain Pugwash which began as a comic strip which spawned books and a TV series animated by Ryan. This book was acquired at a recent sale of items from Ryan's estate. Please contact Christian White at Modernfirsteditions if you would like more information. 1947
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7427
- Title
- Charles Keene
- Author
- Derek Hudson
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Pleiades Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1947
Terms of Sale
Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
30 day return guarantee, no quibble with full refund.
About the Seller
Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
Biblio member since 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
About Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
Christian White Rare Books buys and sells books and manuscripts in the best condition we can find them. We love manuscripts, annotated books and association copies. We serve collectors of all ages, means and taste, and have built relationships with libraries and librarians in the UK, the USA and across the world. We all need books!
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...