Author: Captain Jesse
Title: The Life of Beau Brummell
Description: London, The Navarre Society, 1927 . Cloth. The 'Complete Illustrated Edition' of Captain Jesse's biography of Beau Brummell, in the scarce original dust wrapper. With both volumes bound in one, with individual pagination and title pages.In the scarce original dust wrapper, unclipped.A 'new edition' of this work, which was first published in 1844. Captain Jesse details the life of Beau Brummell, a prominent social figure in Regency era England, known as an arbiter of men's fashions, and for being a close friend of King George IV when he was the Prince Regent.Illustrated with twenty colour plates across the two volumes. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to back strip head and tail, otherwise externally excellent. Significant loss to head of dust wrapper back strip, with handling marks to wraps, and small closed tears running the length of the head of the dust wrapper. Minor hole towards tail of front wrap, with three small tide marks to the head of the front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright. Small tide marks to head of first and last few leaves. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Good.

Keywords: Regency England George Bryan "Beau" Brummell men's fashion George Bryan "Beau" Brummell Not Stated


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