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John Leech: His Life and Work. With portrait and numerous illustrations…
by Frith, William Powell
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Richard Bentley, 1891 Volume I is a first edition; Volume II is a second edition. . Original burgundy cloth with front covers and spines stamped in gilt. Two volumes, octavo. . Frontisportrait, four fine steel-engraved plates, and nearly 100 text illustrations. Front hinge of Vol. II cracked, but tight, back hinge of the same volume starting to crack. First and last few leaves of each volume lightly foxed. A very good, bright set, largely unopened. Frith (1819-1909) was an artist of some note. He studied under Sass at the Royal Academy Schools and exhibited at the Royal Acadmy from 1840. His chief works include "Derby Day," now in the Tate Gallery, "The Railway Station," and "Charles II's Last Whitehall Sunday." He also wrote an autobiography and memoirs.
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- Bookseller
- Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7297
- Title
- John Leech: His Life and Work. With portrait and numerous illustrations…
- Author
- Frith, William Powell
- Format/Binding
- Original burgundy cloth with front covers and spines stamped in gilt
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Volume I is a first edition; Volume II is a second edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1891
- Pages
- xiv, 268; viii, 306, [2], 48 (ads) pp
- Size
- Two volumes, octavo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Los Angeles, California
About Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Octavo
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