Cartoons from Punch
by John Tenniel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Only
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1864 . First edition. Cloth. Good Only. 15" by 11.5". John Tenniel. The first edition of this collection of one-hundred plates of popular illustrator John Tenniel's contributions to the satirical and humorous magazine 'Punch'. The first edition of the first series of this work. A second series featuring further examples of Tenniel's illustrations was published in 1871.Illustrated with a vignette to the title page, and one hundred plates, one of which is folding. Collated, complete.Tenniel was the principal cartoonist for Punch for over fifty years, but is now perhaps best remembered for his illustrations for Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There'. Undated; dated 1864 via Jisc.A wonderful work, reproducing one hundred of Tenniel's contributions from Punch from between 1853 and 1862. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Boards bright, with mark to tail of front board. Internally, binding failed due to gutta percha. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd instance of light spotting. Tear to fore edge of one plate. Good Only
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 881F22
- Title
- Cartoons from Punch
- Author
- John Tenniel
- Illustrator
- John Tenniel
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bradbury & Evans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1864
- Size
- 15" by 11.5"
- Keywords
- tenniel punch caricature cartoon punch
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- Plate
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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- First Edition
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