London Types.
by Nicholson, William
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Langley, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London:: R. H. Russell,, 1898.. First American Edition. Very Good. Very Good Condition. Large Quarto. Linen backed pictoral boards. Toned boards, nicked and rubbed, corners tipped, but solid and firm. Contents internally clean. Former owner's neat signature on ff. Tiny bookseller's label on pastedown. Complete with 12 colored lithographed plates after wood cuts by William Nicholson plus the Bus Driver illustrated on front board in red and black. Publisher's listing of Nicholson's titles. Quatorzains by W. E. Henley on verso.Honored for his bold portrait of Queen Victoria, Nicholson's woodcuts of traditional English subjects reign in the new tradition as a modernist. Plates include Guardsman, Hawker, Beef-Eater, Sandwich-man, Coster, Lady, Bluecoat Boy, Policeman, News-Boy, Drummajor, Flower Girl, Barmaid, with image of Bus Driver illustrated on front board. 1/2 cloth
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7379
- Title
- London Types.
- Author
- Nicholson, William
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- R. H. Russell,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1898.
- Keywords
- Nicholson Books
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About the Seller
Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books
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Langley, Washington
About Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books
Established in 1986, Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books features original engravings and lithographs from the 17th through the 19th Centuries including original work by John James Audubon, early Natural History Prints, Botany and Horticulture, Maps and Cartography.
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- Quarto
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- Verso
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- New
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- Cloth
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