Surtees robert smith 1806 1864 (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. VG, 83 engravings, not dated but 1888 (Tooley). In the publishers red cloth, bevelled edges gilt titles & image, black ink tooling, corners rubbed. Spine, faded, gilt titles, gilt & black ink tooling, edges bumped. Internally, half title, engraved title with coloured woodcut, [5], (vi-viii), [4], [1], 2-423 pp, 13 engravings on steel (hand coloured) + title leaf with coloured woodcut, 18 engravings on wood, full page (of 19), 51 other engravings on wood within text, yellow endpapers, upper joint cracked, some light offsetting to half title, evidence of bookplate removal to fpd, yellow endpapers, (223*146 mm). A satirical look at Victorian society, their manners, mores and class rigidity. The son of the family, the central character of the book, has many hurdles to overcome in pursuit of a happy ending. 0. LEECH John 1817-1864 (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Not Stated. VG, 67 engravings, not dated but 1888 (Tooley). In the publishers red cloth, bevelled edges, gilt title & image, corners bumped. Spine, faded, gilt titles & tooling, edges bumped. Internally, half title, frontis, engraved title, [5], (vi-viii), [2] pl list, [1], 2-406 pp, complete with all 12 pls (steel engravings, hand coloured) + the tp with coloured woodcut, & 44 wood engravings within text (B&W), yellow endpapers, some offsetting to half title, each coloured plate has a protective guard, not dated but per Cambridge Biblio. of Eng, evidence of book plate removal to fpd. Lit. p509 - 1888. (224*150 mm), A satirical look at Victorian society, their manners, mores and class rigidity. The son of the family, the central character of the book, has many hurdles to overcome in pursuit of a happy ending. 0. LEECH John 1817-1864 (illustratore).…