HALFPENNY CHAPBOOKS.
by DAVISON, William, 1781-1858 :
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Newcastle upon Tyne : Frank Graham, (1971). First edition : limited to 450 copies. An attractive facsimile of eighteen of the illustrated halfpenny chapbooks produced for children by William Davison of Alnwick in the early nineteenth century. With an introduction by Peter Isaac (1921-2002). Foolscap 8vo (15cm). 14,[152]pp. Illustrations (some by Thomas Bewick). Facsimiles. Original cloth gilt; very good in the dust-jacket - just slightly nicked and slightly dusty on lower panel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34657
- Title
- HALFPENNY CHAPBOOKS.
- Author
- DAVISON, William, 1781-1858 :
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Newcastle upon Tyne : Frank Graham, (1971).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- bibliography chapbooks publishing history
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About the Seller
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Facsimile
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