THE FABLES OF JAMES NORTHCOTE, R.A., ETC. Re-edited by Miss Corner, and the illustrations embellished by Alfred Crowquill.

NORTHCOTE, JAMES.

Published by Dean and Son, Threadneedle-Street., 1854

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8vo. 6 x 8.25 inches. vii + [8]-109 pp + [3], including [2] pp. publisher's advertisements. Bound in original blue cloth with blind stamping and decorated, gilt. All edges gilt. Blank printed presentation page with filled in ink inscription, 1857. Extremities slightly worn but otherwise a very fine copy Illustrated by portrait frontispiece and by engravings, vignettes and initials in text. James Northcote, R.A. (1746-1831) spent a five year apprenticeship with Sir Joshua Reynolds from 1771. His 'One Hundred Fables' was a late literary project, first published in 1828 and illustrated with his own woodcuts. Alfred Crowquill was a pseudonym used by Alfred Henry Forrester (1804-72), illustrator and writer. ART / LITERATURE 19th CENTURY LIT. FICTION 19TH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED ART / LITERATURE.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE FABLES OF JAMES NORTHCOTE, R.A., ETC. Re-edited by Miss Corner, and the illustrations embellished by Alfred Crowquill.
• Publisher: Dean and Son, Threadneedle-Street.
• Publication Date: 1854
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good