The Life of Napoleon,: A Hudibrastic Poem in Fifteen Cantos, by Doctor Syntax
by (NAPOLEON) COMBE, William
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- first
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About This Item
London: T. Tegg, 1815. First edition. George Cruikshank. 8vo. 30 hand-colored aquatints, including illustrated title-page, by George Cruikshank. 260 pp. Full crushed red morocco gilt, a.e.g., by Riviere & Son; expertly rebacked, light offsetting from plates. Book-plate First edition of this early George Cruikshank-illustrated work, with mispaginations on pp. 83, 109, 121, 187 and 253 and two plates with captions misspelled. Plates 14 and 15 bound in reverse orderREFERENCE: Cohn 153; Tooley 151
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- Bookseller
- Bull's Head Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100992
- Title
- The Life of Napoleon,
- Author
- (NAPOLEON) COMBE, William
- Illustrator
- George Cruikshank
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- T. Tegg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1815
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- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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...
- 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...