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Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1841. First American Edition. Octavo (25cm.); publisher's brown blind-embossed cloth, pictorial gilt-lettered spine; [3](ads),vi,[7]-370,[2](ads)pp.; engraved frontispiece and added title page, 30 leaves of plates. Extremities scuffed with brief exposure at corners, chipping at spine ends, cloth slightly soiled and rather toned, especially at spine, a few signatures proud, plates slightly browned, childish contemporary pencil scribbles to rear endpapers. Still, overall Very Good and sound. Contributors include Catherine Gore ("The Chaperone and the Debutante"), Leigh Hunt ("The Conductor"), and Wiliam Thackeray ("The Fashionable Authoress" and "Captain Rook and Mr. Pigeon").
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London: Robert Tyas, 50, Cheapside, 1840. First Edition. Illustrated wood-engraved frontis. (small tear at inner margin), title & 50 other plates. 3 wood engravings in the text, all by Kenny Meadows. Engraved by Orrin Smith. viii, 400pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Half contemporary dark green morocco over clothboards, edges marbled, some browning to several plates; otherwise fine. First Edition. Illustrated wood-engraved frontis. (small tear at inner margin), title & 50 other plates. 3 wood engravings in the text, all by Kenny Meadows. Engraved by Orrin Smith. viii, 400pp. 1 vols. 8vo. With essays by Douglas Jerrold, Leman Rede, P. Leigh, C. Webbe, Leigh Hunt, J. Ogden and others. First Series onlywood-engraved frontis., title & 50 other plates. 3 wood engravings in the text.
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- Format/Binding Illustrated wood-engraved frontis. (small tear at inner margin), title & 50 other plates. 3 wood engravings in the text, all by
- Book Condition Used - Half contemporary dark green morocco over clothboards, edges marbled, some browning to several plates; otherwise fine
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- Publisher Robert Tyas, 50, Cheapside
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1840
- Keywords British
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Heads of the People: or, Portraits of the English
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Heads of the People: Or, Portraits of the English.
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London: Robert Tyas, 1840. Marble boards and closed edges. Boards heavily rubbed, leather scuffed to corners and edges, gutters cracked, closed edges fingered with the odd fingerprint throughout and also the occasional minor stain and crease but generally pp clean, plates bright.. Half - Leather. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Drawn By Kenny Meadows, Engraved By Orrin Smith. 8vo.
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Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1841. Three-Quarter Leather. Collectible; Very Good. 1st US edition, 1841. Contributions from Thackeray, Leigh Hunt, Nimrod, Douglas Jerrold, etc. Handsome 3/4 dark-brown morocco over marbled boards. Gilt-decorated compartments, raised bands. A solid, tightly-bound, VG copy. Light fraying along the hinges and tips and just a bit of scuffing to the spine. Octavo, 370 pgs., beautiful matching marbled endpapers. Internally clean, with only light foxing thruout and one very small, neat former owner inscription to second front endpaper.
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