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Airy Nothings; or, Scraps and Naughts and Odd-cum-Shorts; in a Circumbendibus Hop, Step, and Jump.
by RIGMAROLL Olio. [pseud of ME ie EGERTON Michael]
- 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: 18, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden.: Pyall and Hunt, 1825. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. M.E. [EGERTON M]. First edition, VG, 23 pls, 1825. Quarto, [4], 73, [1, blank] pp, with twenty-three hand-colored aquatint plates, plates watermarked -J WHATMAN 1824, the earliest state of the plates before they were altered. Light green paper-covered boards, with the original pink printed label on front cover and with facsimile label on spine, some minor foxing throughout, not affecting text, book or plates in any way. In a gilt titled red cloth chemise. A wonderful uncut copy. A second edition was published in London also in 1825 by Thomas M'Lean. (Abbey, Life, 290. Colas 938. Hiler, p. 263. Tooley 206). Humorous illustrations which show masculine and feminine costume. EGERTON, Michael (fl. 1821/29, also known as: "Omnium Gatherum," "Olio Rigmaroll," "Old Rigmaroll"). The plates are captioned as follows: Uncaptioned (facing p. 2); Street Breakfast. (facing p. 5); Will Hackraw. (facing p. 8); Spreading. (facing p. 17); The Ne plus Ultra of Bores. (facing p. 19); Love Lane. (facing p. 28); Inn Midnight, Company Tired & Retired. (facing p. 31); Scene Country Fair. (facing p. 39); Washerwomen. Carlton Hill, Edinburgh. (facing p. 41); Porter, Fish-woman, & Journeyman Flesher; Auld Reekie. (facing p. 43); Starting of a Stage-Coach Edinburgh. (facing p. 45); A Trip up Loch Lomond. (facing p. 47); Returning from a Trip to Loch Lomond. (facing p. 49); Scene near Glasgow. (facing p. 50); Glasgow. (facing p. 50); Mr. Owen's Institution, New Lanark. (Quadrille Dancing.) (facing p. 51); Laking it. Ulswater. (facing p. 52); Steam Packet Holyhead to Howth. (facing p. 56); Steam Packet, Holyhead to Howth. (facing p. 58); Car Drivers Dublin. (facing p. 60); A Ride up the Ph¦nix Park, Dublin. (facing p. 61); Costume North Wales. (facing p. 62); and A Rigmaroll. (facing p. 73).
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- Bookseller
- Madoc Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001197
- Title
- Airy Nothings; or, Scraps and Naughts and Odd-cum-Shorts; in a Circumbendibus Hop, Step, and Jump.
- Author
- RIGMAROLL Olio. [pseud of ME ie EGERTON Michael]
- Illustrator
- M.E. [EGERTON M]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Pyall and Hunt
- Place of Publication
- London: 18, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden.
- Date Published
- 1825
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
- Weight
- 1.81 lbs
- Keywords
- Colour Plate Humerous Egerton
- Bookseller catalogs
- Comedy Humour Caricatures;
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