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Illustrations to Popular Songs
by ALKEN Henry 1785-1851
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Repository of Wit and Humour, No. 26, Haymarket: Thomas M'Lean, 1826. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Oblong. ALKEN Henry. True Sportsmen are We for the Game Once in View. First edition, later issue, oblong folio, [2] leaves (containing letterpress title and Address leaf), forty three hand coloured etched plates (including added pictorial title), with the original tissue guards, title and plates dated 1822 & some watermarked 1825, each plate contains two to six comical scenes, including several hunting or sporting scenes, illustrating titles of popular songs. Publisher's half dark green road over marbled boards, original green road gilt lettering label on front cover, smooth spine, decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, with the original printed paper label mounted on front paste down, book label to fpd (Ward), neatly repaired tear to lower margin of one plate _With--mixture without measure), contemporary ink owners inscription to ffep (1828) . A superb copy First issued in 1822, reissued in 1823, 1825, 1826, 1831 (Tooley). (260*355 mm). (Schwerdt IV, p4 (1823 issue). Tooley 37. Not in Abbey).
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- Bookseller
- Madoc Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007964
- Title
- Illustrations to Popular Songs
- Author
- ALKEN Henry 1785-1851
- Illustrator
- ALKEN Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 4th Printing
- Publisher
- Thomas M'Lean
- Place of Publication
- London: Repository of Wit and Humour, No. 26, Haymarket
- Date Published
- 1826
- Size
- Oblong
- Weight
- 3.31 lbs
- Keywords
- Humour caricature wit coloured illustrations songs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Comedy Humour Caricatures; Illustrations and more;
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