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The History of Johnny Quae Genus, the Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax: A Poem, By the Author of the Three Tours
by [Combe, William]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: R. Ackermann, 1822. [2], 267pp, [1]. Later full calf, raised bands, spine in six panels, morocco title label to second panel, contrasting morocco author / illustrator label to third, remaining panels with leaf corner pieces and central flower head tool in gilt, covers with triple fillet border and flower head corner pieces, gilt roll to edges and inner edges, t.e.g., marbled endpapers. Very minor rubbing to extremities, minor scuff to upper cover, internally some light soiling to text, plate margins lightly damp stained, but generally in good order. With twenty-four colour plates with later tissue guards, lacks 'warning' slip as usual. Tooley 413, Grolier Rowlandson Catalogue 48, Abbey Life 268 (in parts). First Edition. Full Calf. Good+. Illus. by Rowlandson, Thomas. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Temple Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000607
- Title
- The History of Johnny Quae Genus, the Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax: A Poem, By the Author of the Three Tours
- Author
- [Combe, William]
- Illustrator
- Rowlandson, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- R. Ackermann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1822
- Keywords
- Noisbn, Rowlandson, Combe, Ebay
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Temple Rare Books
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
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- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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