Fishing in Troubled Waters. Or how to hold out a bait.
by HB (John Doyle)
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- first
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Richelieu, France
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About This Item
London: Thomas McLean, 1832. First edition lithograph, published January 16th 1832. Image is 28.5 x 39.5 cm. Laid onto brown card (35 x 50 cm). To verso is a blank mount of the same size. Clean tidy print, with slight untidiness to cut edge (outside the black ruled frame). Fractional browning to edges. Mount is clean and neat. Issued as number 174, in a series entitled: Political sketches - Issued in 5 volumes. (Daniel O'Connell; Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey) Description is: Lord Grey is endeavouring to allure Mr. O'Connell by the offer of a place. The inscription of Courier on his rod, intimates that the offer was made in a paragraph, put out by way of a feeler, in the evening newspaper bearing that title. It is well known that the fish did not bite. This from Mclean. Illustrative Key to the Political Sketches of H.B. From No.1 to No. 600. Conforms to the National Portrait Gallery copy: NPG D41109.
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- Bookseller
- Harrison-Hiett Rare Books (FR)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3026
- Title
- Fishing in Troubled Waters. Or how to hold out a bait.
- Author
- HB (John Doyle)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Thomas McLean
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1832
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- political prints, illustrated, Earl Grey, political sketches, fishing,
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About Harrison-Hiett Rare Books
Harrison-Hiett is a small, family run business. Originally based in England we have re-located our business to Europe. We now live in the Netherlands, where we spend our time visiting and exhibiting at fairs.
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