Malo charles editor (3 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 394 pages. Hawaiian language. 11.50x9.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

FIRST EDITION, vol. 1 with engraved portrait frontispiece of Sarah Siddons, 3 plates (2 music, 1 folding); vol. 2 with 2 folding plates; vol. 1 half title with a shelfmark in blue crayon, both volumes uniformly a little toned, some light soiling and offsetting; pp. [2], 332; [2], 600, 8vo.; original pink printed paper wrappers preserved within full contemporary tree calf, rebacked, original backstrip, gilt tooled with red label, blue sprinkled edges; bookseller's printed paper label (Gambier, Brussels) appearing several times (sometimes across the text), ex-library copy with the occasional blue or orange stamp. An attractive, amusing and extensive work of (gentle) French satire against the English, published in 25 short issues. The work is widely observant of English traits and social activities; football, parliament, the theatre, dancing, the monarchy, the principal aristocracy and court customs are all covered. The hand-coloured plates are particularly well done; they send up English customs, fashion and manners, and poke scatalogical fun at the military.…

In this fine example of miniature binding, the refined French woman of the early nineteenth century could find a variety of songs to interpret on well-known melodies. Beautifully illustrated by five engraved plates, this copy also contains fourteen song sheets with tunes composed by composers of the time, such as Louis-Emmanuel Jadin and Antoine Romagnesi. Original printed binding with allegorical figures, matching slipcase with beautiful decorative prints. Engraved title, 156 pp. including 48 with engraved music, [8] pp. calendar for 1827, 5 engraved plates with protection leaf. Grand-Carteret, Les Almanachs français, 1899: "Vers 1820 [.] D'aprà s un catalogue de librairie".…