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Female Beauty, as Preserved and Improved By Regimen, Cleanliness and Dress; and Especially By the Adaptation, Colour and Arrangement of Dress Etc. Etc.
by Walker, Mrs. A.; Carlisle, Sir Anthony
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- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Thomas Hurst, 1837. [7], viii-xxxvi, [1], 2-432pp, plates. Publisher's full morocco by Remnant and Edmonds, smooth back with author and title within a decorative frame to head, and three roundels within frames beneath, covers with central ring of flowers surrounded by a triple fillet frame, a.e.g. Spine browned, running around on to covers, chipped to spine ends with a closed split to head of lower joint, covers generally lightly soiled. Occasional light foxing to text, one plate with tissue guard detached but present. Complete with eleven plates, ten of which are hand-coloured with cut out overlays. Probably by Alexander Walker (1779-1852), see the ODNB. First Edition. Hardback. Good. Illus. by Wright, J.W. And Parris, E.T.. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Zetetic Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004195
- Title
- Female Beauty, as Preserved and Improved By Regimen, Cleanliness and Dress; and Especially By the Adaptation, Colour and Arrangement of Dress Etc. Etc.
- Author
- Walker, Mrs. A.; Carlisle, Sir Anthony
- Illustrator
- Wright, J.W. And Parris, E.T.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Hurst
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1837
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Beauty, Dress, Hygiene, Feminine, Female, Costume, Fashion
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nineteenth Century;
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
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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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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