Heads Of the People

Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1841. First American Edition. Octavo (25cm.); publisher's brown blind-embossed cloth, pictorial gilt-lettered spine; [3](ads),vi,[7]-370,[2](ads)pp.; engraved frontispiece and added title page, 30 leaves of plates. Extremities scuffed with brief exposure at corners, chipping at spine ends, cloth slightly soiled and rather toned, especially at spine, a few signatures proud, plates slightly browned, childish contemporary pencil scribbles… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1841. Three-Quarter Leather. Collectible; Very Good. 1st US edition, 1841. Contributions from Thackeray, Leigh Hunt, Nimrod, Douglas Jerrold, etc. Handsome 3/4 dark-brown morocco over marbled boards. Gilt-decorated compartments, raised bands. A solid, tightly-bound, VG copy. Light fraying along the hinges and tips and just a bit of scuffing to the spine. Octavo, 370 pgs.,… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Robert Tyas, 1840. Marble boards and closed edges. Boards heavily rubbed, leather scuffed to corners and edges, gutters cracked, closed edges fingered with the odd fingerprint throughout and also the occasional minor stain and crease but generally pp clean, plates bright.. Half - Leather. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Drawn By Kenny Meadows, Engraved By Orrin Smith. 8vo.… Saber más sobre este artículo