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The Life of a soldier; a narrative and descriptive poem. With eighteen engravings
by HEATH William 1795-1840
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- very good
- Hardcover
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- Condition
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About This Item
London: Royal Library, 1, St. James's-Street: William Sams, 1823. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. HEATH William. An excellent copy with delicately coloured accompanying plates. In three quarter red morocco, over red cloth, gilt tooling, by Riviere & Son. Expertly re-spined, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, half title, frontis, [8], [1] tipped in errata, [1], 2-150 pp, 18 pls (hand coloured), red marbled endpapers, small binders stamp to verso fep, hinges expertly repaired, a.e.g., plates dated 1823 & watermarked J Whatman 18.. "Water-colourist and caricaturist William Heath (1795-1840), worked mostly under the pseudonym of Paul Pry. He called himself 'Portrait and Military painter' and was reputed to be an 'ex-captain of dragoons' but is not recorded in the Army List. Heath began life as a draughtsman and his main claim to fame rests on his having produced the first caricature magazine in Europe, The Glasgow later Northern Looking-Glass, 1825-1826. Although this was a provincial work and without much text, it does pre-date Charles Philipon's similar publication. The height of his popularity fell between the years 1809-34, after which his humour was displaced by that of Robert Seymour and John Doyle" (Houfe, p. 338). (259*184 m). (Abbey Life 361. Tooley 257. Priddeaux 340).
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- Madoc Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Life of a soldier; a narrative and descriptive poem. With eighteen engravings
- Author
- HEATH William 1795-1840
- Illustrator
- HEATH William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- William Sams
- Place of Publication
- London: Royal Library, 1, St. James's-Street
- Date Published
- 1823
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
- Weight
- 1.98 lbs
- Keywords
- poetry colour plates military dress costume
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military; Comedy Humour Caricatures;
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- Morocco
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- Errata
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- Gilt
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