Scraps and Sketches
by George Cruikshank
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Not Stated : George Cruikshank, [1882]. Paperback. Very Good. 10.5" by 14.5". George Cruikshank. Collection of sketches by well-known Victorian illustrator George Cruikshank, in the original wraps. Dated from Jisc. Advertisements to verso front wrap refers to a gold medal and first class awards from 1881.Containing a collection of sketches and scraps from 1828 to 1832 by George Cruikshank, celebrated cartoonist and illustrator from the Victorian times. In the original publisher's wraps, cloth spine. Externally smart with minor shelf wear only, minor chipping to head and tail of spine, odd closed tear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 833A29
- Title
- Scraps and Sketches
- Author
- George Cruikshank
- Illustrator
- George Cruikshank
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Cruikshank
- Place of Publication
- Not Stated
- Date Published
- [1882]
- Size
- 10.5" by 14.5"
- Keywords
- george cruikshank illustrated sketches illustrated
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...