The Adventures Of Ferdinand Count Fathom
by Smollett, Tobias
- Used
- Condition
- Late 19th century full brown, mottled calf. Aeg. Fine. 2 Vols
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Lackington, Allen, & Co, 1813. leather_bound. Late 19th century full brown, mottled calf. Aeg. Fine. 2 Vols. Rowlandson, Thomas. 224, 205 pages. 20.5 x 12.5 cm. Hand colored frontispiece by Thomas Rowlandson. Smollett's influence has been as important as his achievement." [see: CBEL Vol. X, p.37]. Hume said that Smollett was like a coco-nut, rough outside, but full of human kindness within. After Fielding, Smollett counts as the greatest purveyor of comic prose-epic of contemporary life to his generation, if not to his century. [see:DNB]. Bound by R. Wallis, raised bands, spine panels richly gilt, double gilt cover border panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, two leather spine labels, moderate text toning, one cover rehinged.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19917
- Title
- The Adventures Of Ferdinand Count Fathom
- Author
- Smollett, Tobias
- Illustrator
- Rowlandson, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Late 19th century full brown, mottled calf. Aeg. Fine. 2 Vols
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Lackington, Allen, & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1813
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Book Arts
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ardsley, New York
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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