Author: [William Combe] Title: The History of Johnny Quae Genus, the Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax; a Poem, by the Author of the Three Tours
Description: London, R. Ackermann, 1822. 1st Edition. Leather. 268p. SIGNED FINE BINDING BY RIVIERE & SON. A hardcover book beautifully bound in full red leather with ornate gilt decorations and five raised bands on the spine, gilt foredges, marbled endpapers, and gilt dentelles. Pagination errors affecting the last 20 or so pages; several pages are numbered incorrectly, though the text itself appears to be in proper order. A previous owner attempted to correct the pagination by hand using a pencil. The plates have faded onto the facing pages. Otherwise, text unmarked and binding secure. Features 24 hand-colored plates by Georgian caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson. .
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Price: US$ 500.00 Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd.
- Book number: 176941
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