The Cabinet of Genius. Containing Frontispieces and Characters adapted to the most Popular Poems &c. with the Poems &c. at large.
by POPE, A., GAY, John., GRAY, T., MALLET, DRYDEN, DIBDIN, MARVEL, SAVAGE., et al
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
C. Taylor. London. 1787. First edition thus. Small thick square 4to. Each section paginated separately. Each of the 80 engraved sepia portrait plates present, sculpted by Taylor, William Nutter, J. Ogborn and W. Birch using illustrations by Samuel Shelly and Robert Smirke, printed onto stipple engraved antique laid paper. Also contains 10 engraved picturesque landscapes bound at rear. 90 plates in all. Handsomely bound in full contemporary tree calf gilt, bds. sl. rubbed, expertly rebacked with original attractively decorated spine laid down, leather lettering piece, marbled e/ps. Armorial bookplate of Jane Houghton, dated 1807. Pages and plates lightly age browned o/w a very clean and sound copy of this work. It is very unusual to find this volume complete, bound from all the original parts. Over half of the known are defective and we are pleased to be able to present this scarce and unusual item.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Addyman Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36069
- Title
- The Cabinet of Genius. Containing Frontispieces and Characters adapted to the most Popular Poems &c. with the Poems &c. at large.
- Author
- POPE, A., GAY, John., GRAY, T., MALLET, DRYDEN, DIBDIN, MARVEL, SAVAGE., et al
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- C. Taylor. London. 1787
- Keywords
- POETRY 18th century
Terms of Sale
Addyman Books
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About the Seller
Addyman Books
Biblio member since 2006
Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About Addyman Books
Addyman Books is based in Hay-on-Wye, the book capital of the world, with almost 30 bookshops in the town, nestled in the Black Mountains of Wales. We have been established since 1986 and have three shops, Addyman Books, Addyman Annexe and Murder & Mayhem. Large general stock. Murder & Mayhem specialises in Detective Fiction, True Crime and Horror.
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rebacked
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- First Edition
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- O/W
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- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- 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...
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- Spine
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- SL.
- slight
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