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The Gretna-Green Bolt-A, Or, Young Ladies' Man-Ual
by (Alken, Henry, in the manner of) O'Bradley, Arthur, editor
- Used
- first
- Condition
- crimson crushed levant morocco by Morrell, gilt-tooled spine; both covers with a gilt double fillet border and comer ornaments o
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Rudolph Ackermann & Paris: Galignani & Co. 18, rue Vivienne, 1853. First edition. Printed on pink paper; color lithograph from original front wrapper laid down and mounted on front blank, repeating the color lithograph frontispiece. The binding in fine condition, foxing to frontispiece depicting depicts a stage coach, two riders, a footman, and two pairs of horses at top speed on their way to Gretna Green. In the distance is the pursuing coach. 70pp. 5-1/4 x 10-3/4 inches (13.5 x 27.5 cm). crimson crushed levant morocco by Morrell, gilt-tooled spine; both covers with a gilt double fillet border and comer ornaments of hearts, cupid's bows and arrows and leafy sprays; front cover gilt-lettered; marbled paste-downs and endpapers, inner dentelles gilt, (surprisingly unsigned) housed in a custom red cloth clamshell felt lined box. Armorial bookplate of Sir William A.H. Bass, a noted racehorse owner) and red leather bookplate of Cortland Bishop. The binding in fine condition, foxing to frontispiece depicting pursuit of eloping couple. First edition. Printed on pink paper; color lithograph from original front wrapper laid down and mounted on front blank, repeating the color lithograph frontispiece. The binding in fine condition, foxing to frontispiece depicting depicts a stage coach, two riders, a footman, and two pairs of horses at top speed on their way to Gretna Green. In the distance is the pursuing coach. 70pp. 5-1/4 x 10-3/4 inches (13.5 x 27.5 cm). Gretna-Green is a village in Scotland famous for elopements, the first village in southern Scotland following the old coaching route from London to Edinburgh.
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 322372
- Title
- The Gretna-Green Bolt-A, Or, Young Ladies' Man-Ual
- Author
- (Alken, Henry, in the manner of) O'Bradley, Arthur, editor
- Format/Binding
- Printed on pink paper; color lithograph from original front wrapper laid down and mounted on front blank, repeating the color li
- Book Condition
- Used - crimson crushed levant morocco by Morrell, gilt-tooled spine; both covers with a gilt double fillet border and comer ornaments o
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Rudolph Ackermann & Paris: Galignani & Co. 18, rue Vivienne
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
- Color Plate | Scottish
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; History, Travel & Geography;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
Founded in 1978 by James Cummins, the firm has grown to include two New Jersey locations as well as the main store at 699 Madison Avenue (between 62nd and 63rd Streets) in New York City.Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (During July & August, until 4:00 p.m. on Fridays.)The Madison Avenue store is a seventh-floor oasis for book-lovers, a quiet and pleasantly furnished book room with a carefully chosen, expertly catalogued and broad-based selection of fine and rare books, autographs, manuscripts, and works of art. We have built notable private collections for American and international clients. Our stock is always changing, and our steady input from private buying and public auctions assures our clients of new surprises (and temptations!) at each visit. Our stock covers a wide range of collecting interests, with particular emphasis in the following fields: British and American Literature, Sporting Books, Private Press and Illustrated Books, 19th-Century Color Plate Books, Americana, Travel, Sets and Fine Bindings, History, and Authors' Manuscripts and Letters. Our catalogued inventory exceeds 50,000 titles, much of which can be searched on the internet. In addition, our New Jersey warehouse contains over 400,000 books in all subject areas. We might have the books you're looking for.
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