A History of Caricature and Grotesque in Literature and Art
by Wright, Thomas
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Virtue Brothers & Co., (no date, ca. 1864), . Used - Acceptable. 1865. London: Virtue Brothers & Co., (no date, ca. 1864). In Slipcase. Three-quarters binding over marbled boards, gilt edges to text block, 8vo, xvi and 494 pp, illustrated. Rear board disbound from binding. Front board intact, and shows minor wear with some bumping. Internally, very sound with light foxing. An Acceptable reading copy. (Subject: Art History.)
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- Bookseller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Ber002337
- Title
- A History of Caricature and Grotesque in Literature and Art
- Author
- Wright, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Virtue Brothers & Co., (no date, ca. 1864),
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- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....