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An Essay on the Genius of George Cruikshank. Reprinted verbatim from "The Westminster Review
by THACKERAY, William Makepeace. (George Cruikshank)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: George Redway, 1884. Hardcover. Near Fine. First book edition. Edited by W. E. Church. Folio. With a frontispiece portrait of Cruikshank etched by F.W. Pailthorpe. Extra illustrated throughout with original etchings and wood engraved plates designed by Cruikshank, including several hand-colored plates (many of which are folded). This copy also includes the original printed leaves of an article published in Scribner's Magazine: "A Collection of Unpublished Letters of Thackeray" (April 1887). Bound in contemporary red half morocco and marbled paper boards, gilt decorated spine with raised bands, marbled endpapers. Some light scattered foxing, near fine. The binding is signed "Ware Binder, Bristol." A beautifully bound and extra-illustrated copy.
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- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 540817
- Title
- An Essay on the Genius of George Cruikshank. Reprinted verbatim from "The Westminster Review
- Author
- THACKERAY, William Makepeace. (George Cruikshank)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Redway
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- Art/Illustration, EnglishLiterature, Humor
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.
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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,...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
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