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Doctor Syntax His Three Tours In Search of The Picturesque, Of Consolation, Of A Wife.
de [William Combe]
- Usado
- good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Frederick Warne and Co., [1871]. Leather. Good. 7" by 5". None stated. William Combe's comic work about the fictional character 'Doctor Syntax', bound in half calf with Thomas Rowlandson's colour plates. The 'Chandos Classics' edition. Bound in half calf with marbled paper to the boards. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and one colour plate by Thomas Rowlandson. This comic work was written by William Combe and tells the story of Doctor Syntax and his three tours. The work satirised William Gilpin, an English artist and cleric, and his ideas of 'The Picturesque', and was originally illustrated in colour by the cartoonist Thomas Rowlandson.Undated, dated by copies found on Jisc. Bound in half calf with marbled paper to the boards. Externally generally smart with fading to the spine, rubbing to the joints, spine and extremities, marks to the boards, wear to the leather to the head of the spine, bumping to the extremities of the boards and rear joint starting slightly. Ink inscriptions to the front endpapers dated 1876 and 1949 with spotting to the endpapers and front hinges starting. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages and the odd spot throughout with scattered spotting to the front and rear. Bookplate belonging to 'Josceline Grove' to the front blank. Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 896Z46
- Título
- Doctor Syntax His Three Tours In Search of The Picturesque, Of Consolation, Of A Wife.
- Autor
- [William Combe]
- Ilustrador
- None stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Frederick Warne and Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- [1871]
- Tamaño
- 7" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- Illustrated Coloured plates William Combe Thomas Rowlandson Coloured plates
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Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
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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.
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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.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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....
