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THE COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND (TWO VOLUMES)
de A'Beckett, Gilbert Abbott
- Usado
- good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Good
- Librería
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London, England: The Punch Office, 1855. Hardcover. Good. John Leech. Octavo, Volume I (1855): pp. xii + 320. Volume II (1853): pp. xii, 304. Each volume contains ten hand-colored steel plates and many woodcuts by John Leech. Red half calf over red marbled boards. Four raised bands and two black panels with gilt title to spines. Rubbing to extremities; scuffing to spines. Corners exposed. Marbled endpapers. Light age-toning to pages. Unmarked interiors.
Volume I: One inch separation to top of each joint. Plate opposite p. 288 has separated from hinge.
Volume II: One inch separation to bottom front joint. Bold, witty political British comic humor from the first half of the 19th Century. The books are tight, and the hand-colored plates are sharp.
Volume I: One inch separation to top of each joint. Plate opposite p. 288 has separated from hinge.
Volume II: One inch separation to bottom front joint. Bold, witty political British comic humor from the first half of the 19th Century. The books are tight, and the hand-colored plates are sharp.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 85580
- Título
- THE COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND (TWO VOLUMES)
- Autor
- A'Beckett, Gilbert Abbott
- Ilustrador
- John Leech
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- The Punch Office
- Lugar de publicación
- London, England
- Fecha de publicación
- 1855
- Palabras clave
- British History, Comic history, satire, Comedy, Hand-colored plates
- Atención
- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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- Marbled boards
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
