The English Spy - An Original Work, Characteristic, Satirical, and Humorous, Comprising Scenes and Sketches in every Rank of Society, Being Portraits of the Illustrious, Eminent, Eccentric and Notorious - Drawn from the Life.

Blackmantle, Bernard:

Published by London: Methuen & Co., 1907.

About this Item

The Illustrated Pocket Library of Plain and Coloured Books. 4.5 x 6.75 inches. Illustrations designed by Robert Cruikshank. A new edition. In two volumes. Founded on the edition published by Sherwood, Jones & Co. in 1825. Volume I: xxviii, 370 pp. Frontispiece, & 35 other double-page colour plates mainly by Cruikshank. Wood-engraved vignette on title page and 28 other wood-engraved illustrations in text. Volume II: xviii, 343 pp. With 36 double-page colour plates by Cruikshank. Corners lightly rubbed. & 8 wood engravings. Previous owner's nameplate on feps. Bound in matching red cloth boards. White paper spine labels with black lettering. Overall condition VG.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The English Spy - An Original Work, Characteristic, Satirical, and Humorous, Comprising Scenes and Sketches in every Rank of Society, Being Portraits of the Illustrious, Eminent, Eccentric and Notorious - Drawn from the Life.
• Publisher: London: Methuen & Co., 1907.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • Catalogue 01 - Literature