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The Dance of Life by [Combe, William] - 1817

The Dance of Life

by [Combe, William]

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London: R. Ackermann, 1817. [2], ii, ii, 285pp, [3]. Modern full morocco, raised bands, spine in six panels, title in gilt to second panel, illustrator to third, remaining panels with urn centrepiece and volute corner pieces, covers with double fillet border and single fillet frame, gilt roll to edges and inner edges, t.e.g., marbled endpapers. Externally very good indeed, with very slight tarnishing to gilt at foot of spine. Internally the page edges are lightly browned, one or two spots of foxing, but generally fairly bright and clean. Previous owners book label to front marbled endpaper. Complete with twenty-six colour aquatints by Rowlandson, with the original wrapper of one part bound in to the front and the rear wrapper bound in at the rear and with the advertisement leaf. Rowlandson Grolier Exhibition Catalogue 38, Tooley 410, Abbey Life 264. First Edition. Full Morocco. Very Good. Illus. by Rowlandson, Thomas. 8vo.
  • Bookseller Temple Rare Books GB (GB)
  • Illustrator Rowlandson, Thomas
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
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  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher R. Ackermann
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1817
  • Size 8vo
  • Keywords Noisbn, Rowlandson, Colour Plate, Ebay
  • Size 8vo

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THE DANCE OF LIFE: A POEM BY THE AUTHOR OF 'DOCTOR SYNTAX'

by [William Combe]. by The Author Of ‘doctor Syntax

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London: Methuen and Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1903. Hardcover. Colored engravings; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; viii, 244 pages; Paper label toned, some staining to covers. End matter foxed. “William Combe” penciled on title page .
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The Dance of Life

by COMBE, William / ROWLANDSON, Thomas

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New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1903. New edition, first U.S. (original published in 1817) bound in red buckram, sans DW; by the author of "Doctor Syntax"; 24 color plates; t.e.g.; some staining to covers, and light foxing; 244pp.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good Only/No Jacket. Illus. by ROWLANDSON, Thomas. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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THE DANCE OF LIFE

by [Combe, William]

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New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1903. 1903, 244pp, illus., red cloth, corners bumped, sun fading to spine, wear to spine ends, some shelfwear to cover, no dj, contents clean.. Cloth. Good +/No Jacket.
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THE DANCE OF LIFE, A POEM, illustrated with coloured engravings by Thomas Rowlandson

by Combe, William and Rowlandson, Thomas

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Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. NY, Appleton, 1903. After the Ackermann edition of 1817. 244 pages, 26 plates (colored), very good condition (no jacket), mostly unopened. .
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The Dance of Life

by William Combe

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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781018058245 / 1018058249
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The Dance of Life: a Poem By the Author of "Doctor Syntax

by Combe, William

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D. Appleton & Company, 1903. Hardcover, red cloth with printed paper spine label. 244pp. Illustrated with 24 full color plates by Thomas Rowlandson, plus color title page and frontispiece. Former owner's name and brief incsription inside front cover. Paper spine label worn and toned. Slight wear to cloth at top of backstrip. Text untrimmed. A solid, internally clean copy with 24 wonderfully wry color plates. Based on the 1817 edition published by R. Ackermann. One of the more illusive titles in the Dr. Syntax series. First thus. Good+.. Hardcover. Good+/Not Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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The Dance of Life

The Dance of Life

by Combe, William

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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781146603454 / 1146603452
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Nabu Press, 2010. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Dance Of Life, The

by Combe, William

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London: Methuen And Co., 1903. Book. Illus. by Thomas Rowlandson. Very Good. Hardcover. New edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The Illustrated Pocket Library Of Plain And Colored Books. A Poem By The Author Of "Doctor Syntax". Red Hardcover With A Paper Label On Spine. Illustrated With Colored Engravings By Thomas Rowlandson.A New Edition. The 1903 Edition Founded On The R. Ackerman Edition Of 1817. Red Cloth 244 Pages With 24 Color Plates.A Majority Of The Pages Are Still Unopened. Top Edge Gilt..
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The Dance of Life

by William Combe

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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781018052991 / 1018052992
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THE DANCE OF LIFE

by Combe, William (Thomas Rowlandson)

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Appleton, 1903. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket 12mo. Red cloth hardcover with paste-on label. With metrical, coloured illustrations by Thomas Rowlandson. After the Ackermann edition of 1817. 244 pages, 26 plates (colored).
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