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An Essay On The Genius Of George Cruikshank. With Numerous Illustrations Of His Work; (From The Westmister Review, NO. LXVI.) With Additional Etchings
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Later 19th century full tan calf. Aeg. Very good
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Henry Hooper, 1840. First edition. leather_bound. Later 19th century full tan calf. Aeg. Very good. Cruikshank, George. 59 pages. 21.5 x 14 cm. 17 etchings, 39 woodcuts. This appreciation by Thackeray prompted by his boyhood admiration for Cruikshank who would "forego tarts" to be able to afford a book, or set-up a "joint stock company of boys" to fund a purchase and then draw lots for the prints. COHN 789. Raised bands, spine panels richly gilt, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, triple gilt border fillets with Cruikshank signature in gilt front cover. Adhesions to marbled endpapers front cover, modest extremity rubbing, spine label lacking.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20390
- Title
- An Essay On The Genius Of George Cruikshank. With Numerous Illustrations Of His Work; (From The Westmister Review, NO. LXVI.) With Additional Etchings
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Illustrator
- Cruikshank, George
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Later 19th century full tan calf. Aeg. Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Henry Hooper
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1840
- Keywords
- Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Victorian; Literary Criticism;
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ardsley, New York
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
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