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Sir Guy de Guy: A Stirring Romaunt. Showing How a Briton Drilled for his Fatherland; Won a Heiress; Got a Pedigree; and Caught the Rheumatism
by Rattlebrain [George Halse]
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Routledge, Warne, & Routledge, 1864. First edition. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 6.5". Phiz. An illustrated first edition of this verse romance by the author "Rattlebrain." First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece, five plates and many in-text images. Collated complete. A humorous and charming narrative verse following our hero through three exciting "fyttes." Written by Rattlebrain, the pen name of George Halse, an English novelist, poet, and sculptor. Illustrated by Phiz, the pen name of Hablot Knight Browne, an English caricaturist and book illustrator. In the original full brown cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the board. Minor fraying to the head and tail of the spine. Rear joint starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 869T54
- Title
- Sir Guy de Guy: A Stirring Romaunt. Showing How a Briton Drilled for his Fatherland; Won a Heiress; Got a Pedigree; and Caught the Rheumatism
- Author
- Rattlebrain [George Halse]
- Illustrator
- Phiz
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Routledge, Warne, & Routledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1864
- Size
- 8.5" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- Sir Guy Stirring Romaunt Guy Halse Phiz
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.