THE ENGLISH HUMOURISTS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
by Thackeray, W. M
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder, & Co, 1853. First Edition, Extra-Illustrated. Hardcover. Octavo, 322 pages, [6] ads, [16] ads; VG; 'Bound by Ramage, London', with their gilt stamp, in full dark green polished calf, gilt tooling to boards, paneled spine with gilt tooling and titling, some sun-fading; mild wear and rubbing; top edge gilt; patterned endpapers, bookplate to front pastedown; with errata leaf; Extra-Illustrated with 29 plates bound in from various sources; shelved case 3. The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century collects a series of engaging lectures by W. M. Thackeray on Swift, Pope, Fielding, Congreve, Addison, Steele, Prior, Gay, Hogarth, Smollett, Sterne, and Goldsmith. 1339526. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1339526
- Title
- THE ENGLISH HUMOURISTS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
- Author
- Thackeray, W. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Extra-Illustrated
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder, & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1853
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Rockville, Maryland
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- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...