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Characteristic Sketches Of The Lower Orders, Intended As A Companion To The New Picture Of London
by Rowlandson, Thomas
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Later full red crushed morocco. Aeg. Fine
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed by Samuel Leigh, 1820. First edition. leather_bound. Later full red crushed morocco. Aeg. Fine. Rowlandson, Thomas. 14 1/2 x 8.5 cm. iv pages including title and advertisement. Fifty-four hand-colored plates by Rowlandson: a panoply of city life, the costumes of street vendors through Rowlandson's colorful, often affectionate delineation's of human character. The plates are related to Rowlandson's "Cries of London series of 1799. TOOLEY 424. Clean, fresh copy bound by Riviere & Son, raised bands, spine panels richly gilt in floral motifs, triple gilt border panels, inner dentelles, dark green endpapers.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22495
- Title
- Characteristic Sketches Of The Lower Orders, Intended As A Companion To The New Picture Of London
- Author
- Rowlandson, Thomas
- Illustrator
- Rowlandson, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Later full red crushed morocco. Aeg. Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Printed by Samuel Leigh
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1820
- Keywords
- Costume
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Social Life; England;
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- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- First Edition
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- Fine
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- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
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