The Maclise Portrait-Gallery of "Illustrious Literary Characters" with Memoirs
by William Bates
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$37.40NZ$29.92
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1883 Book. Illus. by Daniel Maclise et al. Good. Red Decorated Boards. Presumed First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Subtitled 'Biographical, critical, bibliographical & anecdotal illustrative of the literature of the former half of the present century'. 540pp, many uncut, illustrated with 85 portraits in a caricature style, said in the preface to be largely by Daniel Maclise but possibly one or two by 'Alfred Crowquill' (Alfred Henry Forrester). Edges untrimmed. Bound in red boards with blue pattern. Bumping to spine, corners and edges, spine faded, scratch to front board, top edges soiled, slight foxing to tissue-guard, title page and endpapers, and pages generally stiff and rippled, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage required for 1st class or overseas shipping..
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- Bookseller
- Washburn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009579
- Title
- The Maclise Portrait-Gallery of "Illustrious Literary Characters" with Memoirs
- Author
- William Bates
- Illustrator
- Daniel Maclise et al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Presumed First Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1883
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
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- First Edition
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- 12mo
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- Title Page
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- Spine
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