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The Works of William Hogarth, Consisting of One Hundred and Forty-Eight Engravings, Including Many of the Author's Minor Pieces, not in any other Edition, Engraved in the Best Style, by Cooke and Davenport, with Descriptions and Comments on their Moral Tendency by the Rev. John Trusler. Numerous Anecdotes of the Author and his Works. (TWO VOLUME SET)
by Hogarth, William; Comment by Rev. John Trusler; Anecdotes by J. Hogarth , Ireland and Others
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: N.p.. Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Cooke and Davenport. Quartos. [303] pages in two volumes. Contains 146 of 148 plates (possibly as published). Absent are the last 2 plates in Volume II ("Before and After"), which were frequently left out due to their showing a couple just prior and after sex (still fully clothed). Otherwise collates complete. Hardcovers bound full publisher's cloth with cover designs embossed in gilt. The bindings are worn and bumped and are now housed in clear mylar or acetate dust jackets. The front hinge of Volume I is cracking and a type of flexible glue appears to have been applied to prevent separation. Text blocks are sound. All edges gilt. Undated, but appear to be from the 1840s-1850s. The title pages are printed in dark blue and red. Most, if not all of the engravings have their tissue guards. There is no tissue guard at the page describing the final plates of Volume II, "Before and After," and their is no evidence of plates being removed.
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- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 048975
- Title
- The Works of William Hogarth, Consisting of One Hundred and Forty-Eight Engravings, Including Many of the Author's Minor Pieces, not in any other Edition, Engraved in the Best Style, by Cooke and Davenport, with Descriptions and Comments on their Moral Tendency by the Rev. John Trusler. Numerous Anecdotes of the Author and his Works. (TWO VOLUME SET)
- Author
- Hogarth, William; Comment by Rev. John Trusler; Anecdotes by J. Hogarth , Ireland and Others
- Illustrator
- Cooke and Davenport
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- N.p.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Weight
- 8.90 lbs
- Keywords
- 1840; 1850; William Hogarth; Rev. John Trusler; J. Hogarth; Ireland; Cooke; Davenport; Engravings; Plates; Illustrated; Copperplate; 19th Century; Cloth Publisher's Binding; Rare; Collectible.
- Bookseller catalogs
- General Antiquarian & Rare; Art;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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