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Heads of the people : or Portraits of the English / drawn by Kenny Meadows [2 volumes in 1]

Heads of the people : or Portraits of the English / drawn by Kenny Meadows [2 volumes in 1]

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Heads of the people : or Portraits of the English / drawn by Kenny Meadows [2 volumes in 1]

by Meadows, Kenny (1790-1874) ; Jerrold, Douglas William (1803-1857)

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London : David Bryce, [1850], 1850. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Very good copy in a contemporary cloth binding. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Some surface wear to boards as with use and age. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Scattered foxing, mainly around prelims. and last few pages. Remains quite well-preserved overall.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; Physical description: 2v in 1: viii, vi, 400, 385p : illus., plates ; 20 cm. Summary: 2 volumes (bound in 1) of a popular work, to which Thackeray, Jerrold, Hunt, and others contributed some of their earliest sketches. These literary sketches were written to the pictures and not, as some have imagined, the pictures drawn in illustration of the letterpress. cf. Academy, 1874, II, 360. Subjects: England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. Notes: Includes essays by Douglas Jerrold and others, including Leigh Hunt and William Thackerary. Include ""Preface to 1st series."" Title page included for volume 1 / 1st series. Originally published: London : Robert Tyas, 1840-41.

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Title
Heads of the people : or Portraits of the English / drawn by Kenny Meadows [2 volumes in 1]
Author
Meadows, Kenny (1790-1874) ; Jerrold, Douglas William (1803-1857)
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Hardback
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1st Edition in this form
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Hardcover
Publisher
London : David Bryce, [1850]
Date Published
1850

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