The Gentleman in Black. [By James Dalton?]. With Illustrations, by George Cruikshank. Engraved by J. Thompson and C. Landells
by Cruikshank, George, [illustrator]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
London: William Kidd, 1831 First edition. Contemporary half burgundy calf over marbled boards. Spine stamped in gilt and black with black morocco label. . Twelvemo. Five engraved plates. Engraved title-page vignette and tail-piece. Binding extremities rubbed and a bit scuffed, a bit of foxing. The publisher's ads have been removed in rebinding. A good to very good copy. Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.), II,366 attributes the Gentleman in black to either James Dalton or J.Y. Akerman; Wolff attributes it to James Dalton, author of The Robber (1832), The Maiden's Talisman (1834), and The Rival Demons (1836).
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- Bookseller
- Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7863
- Title
- The Gentleman in Black. [By James Dalton?]. With Illustrations, by George Cruikshank. Engraved by J. Thompson and C. Landells
- Author
- Cruikshank, George, [illustrator]
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary half burgundy calf over marbled boards. Spine stamped in gilt and black with black morocco label.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Kidd,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1831
- Pages
- iv, 309 pp.
- Size
- Twelvemo
Terms of Sale
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Los Angeles, California
About Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- 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....
- Marbled boards
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- First Edition
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