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Ernnestine de Lacy; or, the Robber's Foundling. An Old English Romance.
by PREST, Thomas Peckett
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PENNY DREADFUL, SCARCE AND COMPLETE
RARE FIRST EDITION. 8vo, [2], 286 pp., illustrated with 36 half-page vignettes in the text and 2 full-page plates signed "Pickering", probably J. Pickering (frontispiece plate printed in landscape format and the second plate bound in the middle of the book, at the beginning of chapter XIV); published in 36 parts. Early 20th century navy blue buckram binding, gilt title tooled to rounded spine and double gilt fillets decorating spine caps. All edges sprinkled in red. Early provenance stamp to verso of both plates and blank margin of p. 130: "From / Ann Plummer's / news paper office / Theobalds Road / London." Additional imprint statement printed at colophon: "London: Published by E. Lloyd at the office of 'The Penny Sunday Times', 231, Shoreditch." Very light browning throughout (a classic aging issue of the thin low-quality paper used in C19th newspapers), negligible repair to a small tear at gutter of final leaf. An excellent copy.
Thomas Peckett Prest (1810 -1859) is described on the title-page as the author of "Angelina", "Gallant Tom", "The Death Grasp", "Emily Fitzormond", etc., which were so-called "penny dreadfuls", that is, cheap popular serial literature produced during the 19th century in the United Kingdom. Indeed, one of the most prolific writers of penny dreadfuls was Prest. He is now remembered as the co-creator (with James Malcolm Rymer) of the fictional Sweeney Todd, the 'demon barber' immortalised in his "The String of Pearls", as well as the co-author with Rymer of "Varney the Vampire". He wrote under pseudonyms including Bos, a takeoff of Charles Dickens' own pen name, Boz. Before joining Edward Lloyd's publishing factory, Prest had made a name for himself as a talented musician and composer.
References: Summers, Gothic Bib., p. 311. According to COPAC and WorldCat, only 3 copies in public libraries, of which just 2 are complete (British Library and University of Cambridge Libraries).
RARE FIRST EDITION. 8vo, [2], 286 pp., illustrated with 36 half-page vignettes in the text and 2 full-page plates signed "Pickering", probably J. Pickering (frontispiece plate printed in landscape format and the second plate bound in the middle of the book, at the beginning of chapter XIV); published in 36 parts. Early 20th century navy blue buckram binding, gilt title tooled to rounded spine and double gilt fillets decorating spine caps. All edges sprinkled in red. Early provenance stamp to verso of both plates and blank margin of p. 130: "From / Ann Plummer's / news paper office / Theobalds Road / London." Additional imprint statement printed at colophon: "London: Published by E. Lloyd at the office of 'The Penny Sunday Times', 231, Shoreditch." Very light browning throughout (a classic aging issue of the thin low-quality paper used in C19th newspapers), negligible repair to a small tear at gutter of final leaf. An excellent copy.
Thomas Peckett Prest (1810 -1859) is described on the title-page as the author of "Angelina", "Gallant Tom", "The Death Grasp", "Emily Fitzormond", etc., which were so-called "penny dreadfuls", that is, cheap popular serial literature produced during the 19th century in the United Kingdom. Indeed, one of the most prolific writers of penny dreadfuls was Prest. He is now remembered as the co-creator (with James Malcolm Rymer) of the fictional Sweeney Todd, the 'demon barber' immortalised in his "The String of Pearls", as well as the co-author with Rymer of "Varney the Vampire". He wrote under pseudonyms including Bos, a takeoff of Charles Dickens' own pen name, Boz. Before joining Edward Lloyd's publishing factory, Prest had made a name for himself as a talented musician and composer.
References: Summers, Gothic Bib., p. 311. According to COPAC and WorldCat, only 3 copies in public libraries, of which just 2 are complete (British Library and University of Cambridge Libraries).
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Ernnestine de Lacy; or, the Robber's Foundling. An Old English Romance.
- Author
- PREST, Thomas Peckett
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Publisher
- Printed and published by E. Lloyd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1842
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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