Amorous Illustrations of Thomas Rowlandson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/Fair
- Seller
-
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Cythera Press, 1969. Hardcover. Good+/Fair. Rowlandson, Thomas. Introductory essay by Gert Schiff. Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827) was considered to be the greatest English cartoonist during the turn of the century. Red cloth with black titling on spine and front, illustrated end papers, illustrated with fifty colour plates. Unpaginated. Light discoloration to back from damp damage to top and bottom, damp damage to back board, some edge wear. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has edge wear, open and closed tears, chipping, rubbing, damp stains to back. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009361
- Title
- Amorous Illustrations of Thomas Rowlandson
- Illustrator
- Rowlandson, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Cythera Press
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATION, CARTOON, ENGLAND, U.K., EROTIC, DRAWING,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art & Photography; Illustrated; the United Kingdom;
Terms of Sale
Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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,...