Manners & Customs of the French. Fac-simile of the scarce 1815 ed ition. With ten whole-page amusing and prettily tinted illustrati ons printed from the original copper plates
by ROTCH, Benjamin
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London, The Leadenhall Press for Henry Sotheran. Good.. 1893. 1st ed.. 8vo. Original half linen over blue boards, decorated spine and co ver; pp. [viii], 43, 15 (advertisements) ten hand-colored engravi ngs; A facsimile of the 1815 publication âLetters from France: written by a Modern Touristâ, re-using the original copperplate s which were then destroyed. A humorous look at life and society in Paris during the brief period Napoleon's was on Elba. 'Who the author was is doubtful; but the writer [Henry Sotheran] has hear d his father say that he was one Benjamin Rotch, a Middlesex Magi strate' (from the preface). No. 250 of 250 numbered copies, signe d by H.C.Millard, Secy. Front cover stained and soiled, lesser di scoloration to back cover, spine toned. Otherwise very good with text block clean and tight. . wn of J.B. Findlay [1904-1973], a noted historian and collector o f magic. Findlay had over 6,000 books and pamphlets in his collec tion and was editor of the Scottish Conjurers Association officia l magazine, The Thistle. .
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- Title
- Manners & Customs of the French. Fac-simile of the scarce 1815 ed ition. With ten whole-page amusing and prettily tinted illustrati ons printed from the original copper plates
- Author
- ROTCH, Benjamin
- Book Condition
- Used - Good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, The Leadenhall Press for Henry Sotheran
- Date Published
- 1893
- Keywords
- customs,, manners,, etiquette,, costume,, costumes,, costumery
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- Art, Design & Architecture; History; Europe; Reference;
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