[Manuscript Sheet] The Horkey
by Cruikshank, George, illustrator. Verse by Robert Bloomfield. Introduction by F. C. Burnard
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co. Printed by R. Clay Sons, and Taylor, London, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover Quarter Morocco Slipcase. Cloth Chemise. Very Good. Manuscript, once folded, sheet, with eight vignette illustrations, most very sketchy, rendered in pencil and ink, amid dense lines in Cruikshank's handwriting. The book itself is posthumous with regard to Cruikshank, who passed away in 1878. 4to. 25 by 20 cm. 48 pp. Colorful chromolithographs every page, sometimes qualifying as color plates, other times, just borders and partial page illustrations, but all of a piece.
Details
- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007857
- Title
- [Manuscript Sheet] The Horkey
- Author
- Cruikshank, George, illustrator. Verse by Robert Bloomfield. Introduction by F. C. Burnard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover Quarter Morocco Slipcase. Cloth Chemise
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co. Printed by R. Clay Sons, and Taylor, London
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1882
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
Biblio member since 2010
New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...