Click for full-size.
The School for Scandal
by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, New York and Toronto: Hodder and Stoughton, 1911 A very good copy of the first trade edition - undated but 1911 in the original decorative cloth binding with 25 colour plates and numerous designs and in text illustrations by Hugh Thomson. This was one of series of lavish quarto illustrated editions, produced by Hodder annually in the run up to Christmas. Thomson was a sought-after illustrator, whose decorative binding designs still stand out today. The cloth binding with beautiful gilt decoration to front board and spine, is bright and clean. The spine is slightly faded with some light mottling noticeable towards the base, and has light pulling. The back board has some fading with a white cloth line at the top edge. The top front corner is lightly bumped. The decorative endpapers are in bright clean condition with an armorial bookplate with the name Manning to the front pastedown. The fep has some browning. There is a note pasted to the verso of the fep dated 1911, Lemsford House, Hatfield. The contents are in very good clean condition. The title page has a small pencil signature to the top.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- E C Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032607
- Title
- The School for Scandal
- Author
- Richard Brinsley Sheridan
- Illustrator
- Hugh Thomson
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London, New York and Toronto
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- hugh thomson; school for scandal; sheridan; early twentieth century illustrated; manning; vive ut vivas; lemsford house hatfield
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE; Illustrated;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
E C Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
E C Books
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Collecting History of the Circus in America
Step right up! Take a look at the center ring, where you will see displayed the most amazing, most colorful series of history books that the world has ever seen! Right this way, folks…
Collecting Banned & Challenged Books
Build a revolutionary library of literature that has been challenged or even outright banned. You’ll be surprised by some of the titles in this gallery!
