The Vanity Fair Album: A Show of Sovereigns, Statesmen, Judges & Men of the Day…
by [Vanity Fair]
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Florham Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Small folio (14x9 1/2), original green gilt cloth, illustrated with 43 (of 48) color plates. Binding worn at the spine and extremities, spine with a few splits and chips, one text page loose, with some edge tears; plates generally bright and clean. Vanity Fair was founded by Thomas Gibson Bowles (AKA Jehu Junior) in 1868. The first issue appeared in 1869, and this magazine would continue through 1913. Bowles wrote much of the humorous and racy commentary in the early years. Despite presenting humorous caricatures of people, along with gossip about them, most people seemed to be were flattered to be selected to be in Vanity Fair. This copy is missing five plates, but the 43 plates that are present are in nice condition. DNB.
Details
- Bookseller
- Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100934
- Title
- The Vanity Fair Album: A Show of Sovereigns, Statesmen, Judges & Men of the Day…
- Author
- [Vanity Fair]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourth Edition.
- Publisher
- Ranken and Co.,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1869.
- Keywords
- Humor.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints
Biblio member since 2011
Florham Park, New Jersey
About Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints
Established in 1999 we specialize in Americana, African Americana, Natural History, Travel & Exploration, Science & Medicine, and Maps & Atlases
Glossary
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...