Dolly Dialogues: By Anthony Hope. Reprinted from the Westminster Gazette.
by HOPE, Anthony
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About This Item
London: Westminster Gazette, 1894. RACKHAM, Arthur. . HOPE, Anthony. The Dolly Dialogues. By Anthony Hope. Reprinted from the Westminster Gazette. London: Westminster Gazette, 1894.
First edition, first issue. With four full page illustrations in black and white. Twelvemo (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 inches), [111]pp.. Yellow wrappers, lettered and illustrated with a picture of "Dolly" in blue ink. Wrapper professionally restored at spine. Lightly sunned. In original publisher's envelope. A very good copy.
"The first issue of the wrapper edition has the short running headline throughout the book, "Dolly," while the latter issues have the full title, "The Dolly Dialogues." The later issues of the wrapper edition have the notice of reprint in the upper left-hand corner of the cover...This story originally appeared in The Westminster Gazette and was not illustrated until published in the book form." (Latimore and Haskell, 1-2).
Latimore and Haskell, 1-2. Riall,.
HBS 64458.
$500.
First edition, first issue. With four full page illustrations in black and white. Twelvemo (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 inches), [111]pp.. Yellow wrappers, lettered and illustrated with a picture of "Dolly" in blue ink. Wrapper professionally restored at spine. Lightly sunned. In original publisher's envelope. A very good copy.
"The first issue of the wrapper edition has the short running headline throughout the book, "Dolly," while the latter issues have the full title, "The Dolly Dialogues." The later issues of the wrapper edition have the notice of reprint in the upper left-hand corner of the cover...This story originally appeared in The Westminster Gazette and was not illustrated until published in the book form." (Latimore and Haskell, 1-2).
Latimore and Haskell, 1-2. Riall,.
HBS 64458.
$500.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heritage Book Shop, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64458
- Title
- Dolly Dialogues
- Author
- HOPE, Anthony
- Illustrator
- RACKHAM, Arthur
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Westminster Gazette
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- Illustrated Books|Children
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