DAVENPORT DUNN: A Man of Our Day. With illustration by Phiz.
by Lever, Charles (1806-1872) (illustrated by Phiz)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Blockley, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chapman & Hall 1st first edition in book form, 1859. Hardcover. Good. Frontispiece + engraved TP + 42 plates (total 44) by Phiz.. Octavo plum gilt roan (one hinge cracked/ head&foot of spine chipped & worn/spine faded/tips worn) vii+[i] +595pp. Inscription on FEP and 1" tear to one plate, with old repair, and faint corner damp marking to a few others never near to printed area. *Unlike Dickens' novels, also Phiz illustated and published by this publisher, this work seems to have been printed on less acid paper as it is not so prone to foxing. Here minor signs of use but minimal foxing/browning.
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- Bookseller
- Abbey Antiquarian Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- V68053
- Title
- DAVENPORT DUNN: A Man of Our Day. With illustration by Phiz.
- Author
- Lever, Charles (1806-1872) (illustrated by Phiz)
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece + engraved TP + 42 plates (total 44) by Phiz.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall 1st first edition in book form
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1859
- Keywords
- Irish novel humour
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
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About the Seller
Abbey Antiquarian Books
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Blockley, Gloucestershire
About Abbey Antiquarian Books
We are antiquarian booksellers established in Gloucestershire, England for over twenty years. We have general stock and specialise in early illustrated and children's books and pop-ups. We are members of PBFA.
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