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Follies Of The Year; A Series of Coloured Etchings from Punchs Pocket Books 1844-1864. With some Notes by Shirley Brooks

Follies Of The Year; A Series of Coloured Etchings from Punchs Pocket Books 1844-1864. With some Notes by Shirley Brooks

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Follies Of The Year; A Series of Coloured Etchings from Punchs Pocket Books 1844-1864. With some Notes by Shirley Brooks

by Leech, John

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  • Hardcover
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Orig. three quarter navy watered silk lettered in gilt, red morocco corners and spine. Aeg. Very good
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London: Bradbury, Evans, 1866. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. three quarter navy watered silk lettered in gilt, red morocco corners and spine. Aeg. Very good. Leetch, John. Folio, 22 x 31 cm. Ttwenty-one etched plates by Leetch which were used as frontispieces to "Punch's Pocket Books." The plates and vignette on the title-page are colored by hand. FIELD p.101 [JOHN LEETCH ON MY SHELVES] notes the sketches "show an interesting development in his work." Gordon Ray called Leetch, "a Victorian gentlemen at home in good society." Plates clean, and very bright, slight corner and backstrip extremity rubbing. Two armorial bookplates.

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Title
Follies Of The Year; A Series of Coloured Etchings from Punchs Pocket Books 1844-1864. With some Notes by Shirley Brooks
Author
Leech, John
Illustrator
Leetch, John
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Orig. three quarter navy watered silk lettered in gilt, red morocco corners and spine. Aeg. Very good
Quantity Available
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Edition
First edition
Publisher
Bradbury, Evans
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1866
Keywords
Book Arts
Bookseller catalogs
Illustrated Books; Victorian; Social Life;

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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...
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...
AEG
All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
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....
Vignette
A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
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,...

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