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An Essay On The Genius Of George Cruikshank. With Numerous Illustrations Of His Works (From The Westminster Review, No. LXVI.) With Additional Etchings
by [William Makepeace Thackeray]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Henry Hooper, 1840. First Edition. Very good+ in a recent restoration binding in the publisher's original blind embossed, ribbed cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine with light yellow end sheets. The rear free end sheet had to be replaced and the original adhesive binding has been restored and reinforced. An octavo measuring 8 1/2" by 5 1/2", The copy was originally an adhesive bound book. The glue used to bind the pages had completely broken down, the hinges were broken and the rear end sheet was missing. The French joints of the boards are now strong and the spine strip is completely intact although there is wear and rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine. The gilt text on the spine remains bright and undamaged. There is an early prior owner's name neatly written on the front paste down over the date 1841. Bound in at the rear of the book is the 18 page Tilt and Bogues Catalogue. 59 pages of text and illustrated throughout with woodcuts and etchings on stone and steel plates by Cruikshank.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB26948
- Title
- An Essay On The Genius Of George Cruikshank. With Numerous Illustrations Of His Works (From The Westminster Review, No. LXVI.) With Additional Etchings
- Author
- [William Makepeace Thackeray]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Hooper
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1840
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
Biblio member since 2009
Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine Strip
- The material covering the spine, or the rear portion of the outside of a book.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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