London: R. Ackermann, 1817. First Edition. Hardcover. Light, scattered foxing, mostly to the text, the plates clean with strong coloring; light wear to the binding. Very Good to Near Fine. Thomas Rowlandson. Quarto (6" x 9-1/2") bound in 19th century half polished green calf leather with matching corners and marbled boards; gilt rules; gilt-decorated spine with a gilt-lettered morocco spine label and five raised bands; marbled endpapers and edges; [iv], ii, ii, 285, (3) pages including the advertisement at the end. Illustrated with an additional hand-colored engraved title page, hand-colored frontispiece (representing Time pointing at various scenes on a screen), and 24 hand-colored engravings by Thomas Rowlandson.

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 020725
Title: THE DANCE OF LIFE, A POEM
Author: ROWLANDSON, Thomas
Illustrator: Thomas Rowlandson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Light, scattered foxing, mostly to the text, the plates clean with strong coloring; light wear to the binding. Very Good to Near
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: R. Ackermann
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1817
Keywords: Hand-Colored Plates, Fine Bindings, Illustrators, Thomas Rowlandson, Illustrated Books, 19th Century British Literature, Literature: English
Bookseller catalogs: Fine Bindings; Hand-Colored Plates;

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Charles Agvent

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We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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