Author: Anon
Title: Life High & Low
Description: London, J J Stockdale, 1819 . Cloth. A scarce and interesting publication of humorous notes and anecdotes. Written by an anonymous author. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. Illustrations by Charles Williams. Williams was a British caricaturist and was chief caricaturist for S W Fores between 1799 and 1815. The title page states that the text is embellished with humorous coloured plates. The British Library copy shows the illustrated plates as coloured as well as throughout text. To our copy the plates have not yet been coloured and are also bound following the preface. Therefore, it is possible that this copy was issued before publishing was complete, or it is an early publisher's proof. In a quarter cloth binding with a hand written spine label. Externally, sound with slight bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Spine has faded due to sunning. Internally, binding tender for two of the plates, otherwise generally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot throughout. Good . Ill.: Charles Williams. Good .
Keywords: Humour Selbourne Anecdotes Victorian Selbourne Charles Williams S W Fores Charles Williams
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Title: Life High & Low
Description: London, J J Stockdale, 1819 . Cloth. A scarce and interesting publication of humorous notes and anecdotes. Written by an anonymous author. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. Illustrations by Charles Williams. Williams was a British caricaturist and was chief caricaturist for S W Fores between 1799 and 1815. The title page states that the text is embellished with humorous coloured plates. The British Library copy shows the illustrated plates as coloured as well as throughout text. To our copy the plates have not yet been coloured and are also bound following the preface. Therefore, it is possible that this copy was issued before publishing was complete, or it is an early publisher's proof. In a quarter cloth binding with a hand written spine label. Externally, sound with slight bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Spine has faded due to sunning. Internally, binding tender for two of the plates, otherwise generally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot throughout. Good . Ill.: Charles Williams. Good .
Keywords: Humour Selbourne Anecdotes Victorian Selbourne Charles Williams S W Fores Charles Williams
Price: GBP 1100.00 = appr. US$ 1570.78 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: EXP3-C-1
- Book number: EXP3-C-1
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