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The Diverting History of John Gilpin: Showing how he went farther than he intended and came safe home again
by William Cowper
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Chiswick Press, 1952. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 11.5" by 8.5". Ronald Searle. A limited edition copy of this classic book by William Cowper, illustrated throughout by Ronald Searle. A limited edition of 1600 copies. In the original card wraps with adhered paper dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout by Ronald Searle, the English artist and satirical cartoonist who is best remembered as the creator of St Trinian's School. The illustrations were originally made for a film in the 'Poet and Painter' series for the Festival of Britain. 'The Diverting History of John Gilpin' is a comic ballad by the renowned English poet, William Cowper. The ballad follows the story of a man called John Gilpin who rides a runaway horse. In the original paper wraps with adhered dust wrapper. Externally, very smart with some shelf wear to the edges and chipping to the spine. Light spotting and age-toning to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean with just the odd spot. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 834G20
- Title
- The Diverting History of John Gilpin: Showing how he went farther than he intended and came safe home again
- Author
- William Cowper
- Illustrator
- Ronald Searle
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Chiswick Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Size
- 11.5" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- Ronald Searle Poet and Painter comic ballad Poet and Painter
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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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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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
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