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The Life of Sir John Falstaff. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. With a biography of the knight from authentic sources.
by Brough, Robert B.; George Cruikshank
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Tuxedo Park, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1858. First edition thus. Very Good. 26 cm; xx, 196 pages, and 20 plates "drawn and etched by George Cruikshank." Bound in half polished brown morocco over marbled boards, with title and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and gilt rules on boards, by P.B. Sanford. Marble endleaves; top edge gilt. Occasional light scattered foxing, primarily in margins. Bindingly lightly scuffed at edges. Armorial bookplate (ca. 1914) of Isaac Rand Thomas engraved by Sydney Lawton Smith after the bookplate Paul Revere designed for Thomas's 18th-century ancestor.
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- Bookseller
- Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5710
- Title
- The Life of Sir John Falstaff. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. With a biography of the knight from authentic sources.
- Author
- Brough, Robert B.; George Cruikshank
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1858
- Keywords
- Bookseller catalogs
- Comedy, Satire, Burlesque;
Terms of Sale
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
All items guaranteed authentic and as described. Any purchase is returnable for any reason within 10 days of receipt. New York State residents are obliged to add sales tax. Shipping charges will be assessed and billed at full value.
About the Seller
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
Biblio member since 2006
Tuxedo Park, New York
About Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio owes its name and its inspiration to the traditional Italian studio bibliografico. These small antiquarian bookshops, typically run by individuals who combine deep scholarship with a love of the printed object, remind us that underlying the words "study" and "studio" is the Latin term for zeal and devotion, studium. Since 1993, my goal has been to match discerning collectors with extraordinary books and manuscripts.
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
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