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Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures
de Douglas Jerrold
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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London: Bradbury, Evans, & Co, 1866. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 6.5". Charles Keene. A Zaehnsdorf bound first edition of Douglas William Jerrold's comical series of lectures, complete with a chromolithograph frontispiece. The first edition in book form.Bound by Zaehnsdorf.A comical series by Douglas William Jerrold.Illustrated with a chromolithograph frontispiece, and in-text illustrations throughout, by Charles Keene. These entertaining "lectures" were originally published in Punch, the character of Mrs. Caudle first appearing in 1845. She is portrayed as the archetypal nagging wife who is always telling her husband off for some reason or another.Jerrold was an English dramatic and writer, who coined the name of the Crystal Palace whilst writing about the forthcoming Great Exhibition. Ten pages of adverts to the rear.Collated, complete.From the library of W. A. Foyle at Beeleigh Abbey, with his morocco bookplate to the front paste down. William Foyle was the co-founder of Foyles bookshop, founding the leading bookshop in 1903 alongside his brother. He purchased Beeleigh Abbey during the Second World War, an impressive twelfth century monastery in Essex, which became home to his library, one the largest private libraries in England. In a full calf binding, bound by Zaehnsdorf. Externally, generally smart, with light rubbing to the leather. Spine is faded. Small chips to the spine labels. Hinges are starting but firm. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few scattered spots. Very Good
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 912P40
- Título
- Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures
- Autor
- Douglas Jerrold
- Ilustrador
- Charles Keene
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Bradbury, Evans, & Co
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1866
- Tamaño
- 8.5" by 6.5"
- Palabras clave
- Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures mrs. caudle douglas jerrold charles keene mrs. caudle
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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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- Bookplate
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- Morocco
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- First Edition
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