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The Complete Works of William Hogarth in a series of One Hundred And Fifty Steel Engravings from the original pictures. Vol 6 of 6 only
Introduction by James Hannay, descriptions by Rev Trusler & E Roberts
Language: English
Published by William Mackenzie, London
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Fabric & Board. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. 1st Thus. Undated but c1880 vol 6 only of this 6 vol set. Colourful decoration & titles to front & spine, light all round wear/fading, bevelled edges. 64 numbered pages with full page steel engravings throughout, tissue guarded, gilt page edges. Binding tight almost as new. Unma…rked inside. Size 24 x 32 cm. A177. Various (illustrator).
The Complete Works of William Hogarth in a series of One Hundred And Fifty Steel Engravings from the original pictures. Vol 2 of 6 only
Introduction by James Hannay, descriptions by Rev Trusler & E Roberts
Language: English
Published by William Mackenzie, London
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- First Edition
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Fabric & Board. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. 1st Thus. Undated but c1880 vol 2 only of this 6 vol set. Colourful decoration & titles to front & spine, light all round wear/fading, bevelled edges. 64 numbered pages with full page steel engravings throughout, tissue guarded, gilt page edges. Binding tight almost as new. Unma…rked inside. Size 24 x 32 cm. Various (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by R. Baldwin, London 1782
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Full Leather. Condition: Fair. Tenth Edition. 280pp. Cracked hinges but still well held by the strings. Starts with Title page, ends with "End of First Vol" on page 280 so end blanks etc missing. Block still well bound together. Interior in nice clean condition. No names or inscriptions. Picture of this book available.
The Complete Works of William Hogarth in a series of One Hundred And Fifty Steel Engravings from the original pictures. Vol 1 of 6 only
Introduction by James Hannay, descriptions by Rev Trusler & E Roberts
Language: English
Published by William Mackenzie, London
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- First Edition
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Fabric & Board. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. 1st Thus. Undated but c1880 vol 1 only of this 6 vol set. Colourful decoration & titles to front & spine, light all round wear/fading, bevelled edges. 64 numbered pages with full page steel engravings throughout, tissue guarded, gilt page edges. Binding tight almost as new. Unma…rked inside. Size 24 x 32 cm. Various (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, London 1890
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Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB)
Contact seller3-star sellerHardcover. Condition: g to g+. Small quarto. 326pp. Original green cloth with gold lettering and decoration on spine. Frontispiece portrait of William Hogarth and his dog. Illustrated with 150 b/w reproductions, this volume reproduces, describes and explains the work of the great 18th-century British artist William Hogarth. Bind…ing rubbed along edges. Minor and sporadic underlining in ink throughout the first 22 pages. Moderate and sporadic annotations and underlining in pencil throughout the rest of the book. Binding in overall good, interior in good+ condition. About the artist: William Hogarth (1697-1764) was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist who has been credited with pioneering western sequential art. His work ranged from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects". Knowledge of his work is so pervasive that satirical political illustrations in this style are often referred to as "Hogarthian".
Published by The London Printing and Publishing Company
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Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
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More imagesPublished by Jones and Co, London 1833
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Seller: Old Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA, Brackley, United KingdomOld Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA
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Green Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket as Published. 148pp, black & white plates, frontispiece with tissue, all edges stained red, marbled endpapers LACKS FRONT FREE ENDPAPER, lightly foxed throughout, occasional thumb smudges and other marks, half purple morocco with brown calf, spine has decorated…raised bands with blind blocked decoration to the panels and gilt spine lettering on black, boards rubbed and worn, corners bumped, upper front joint worn to a small hole, spine head and tail rubbed. Size: 8.5 x 5.5 Inches. William Hogarth (illustrator). Art.
More imagesPublished by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co; Thomas D Morison, London; Glasgow
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Green Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket as Published. 326pp, black & white illustrations, page margins browned with age, otherwise cleam, spine starting to crack in one ot rwo places but binding feels firm, free endpapers tanned, armorial bookplate to front free endpaper, green cloth, gilt spine lette…ring and decoration, joints a little rubbed, some marks to lower board - see photos. Size: 8.5 x 5.5 Inches. Art.
The Complete Works of William Hogarth in a Series of One Hundred and Fifty Steel Engravings From The Original Pictures
William Hogarth, with text by James Hannay, Rev J Trusler & E F Roberts
Language: English
Published by The London Printing and Publishing Company, London and New York
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Seller: Diamond Island Books, Gorham, ME, U.S.A.Diamond Island Books
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Full-Leather. Condition: Good. No date circa 1870. New and Revised edition in one volume. Full leather covers detached, leather backing missing. Preliminary and end papers with light foxing, previous owner's name on front end paper. Flyleaves and end papers present, a few pages with a damp stain in upper corner that does not aff…ect plates or text, an occasional spot of foxing internally. All edges gilt. Text block tight and complete. PayPal accepted.
More imagesPublished by E.T. Brain and Co. N/A
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Published by E.T. Brain and Co., date unknown. Quarto. Hardcover. Book is very good with the previous owner's name inscribed on the pastedown, bumps to the corners, and light toning to the page ends. Volume 1 only. A very good copy of this collectio…n of work by famous English painter and engraver, William Hogarth.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
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Published by At the Shakspeare Press, By W Nicol, for John Major, London 1831
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Seller: William Glynn, Reydon, , United KingdomWilliam Glynn
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Morocco, Gilt. Condition: Very Good. New Edition. xxvi., 293 pages, portrait frontis. & 56 plates. Original green morocco, with gilt lining, decoration to boards, spine, 5 raised bands to spine, with title ''Hogarth's Works'' & date, all edges gilt. Some rubbing, wear to exterior, particularly spine, head of spine split, front h…inge starting, some offsetting, spotting throughout, mainly plates, alyhough images generally unaffected. [827] Size: 205mm. x 135mm.
Published by E. & J. Larkin, Boston 1806
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Leather. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket, as issued. 16mo. Pp. 166 + [5]pp. ads. "Containing every instruction necessary to complete the gentleman and man of fashion, to teach him a knowledge of life, and make him well received in all companies." Internally fine in calf, with worn spine label. A few spots of li…ght foxing; front cover held by a thread; wear to extremities and half-inch loss to spine end.
Published by Pasadena, CA: Grant Dahlstom, Castle Press, [ca. 1970]. 1970
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Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Wittenborn Art Books
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Condition: Good. 18mo. String-Bound Wraps. [8 pp.] Very Good, Letterpress On Deckled Wove, Mostly Black Ink, Also Green & Red on cover. Illustration. Scarce.Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of th…e 20th century.
Language: English
Published by E. T. Brain & Co. 1833
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Seller: Bryn Mawr Bookstore, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.Bryn Mawr Bookstore
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Two quarto volumes. Pp. 280 (paginated continuously) + 150ff. engravings. With Anecdotes of the Author and his Works by J. Hogarth and J. Nichols. Hogarth's moral series (Beer Street and Gin Lane, Rake's Progress, Harlot's Progress, etc.) his illustrations (to Tristram Shandy, DonQuixote, etc.) a…nd his paintings are all reproduced by various engravers in copper, somewhat smaller than the originals.Occasional bits of light foxing, else internally fine, in half-leather, gilt, and marbled boards. A.e.g. Bindings rubbed and worn at extremities. William Hogarth (illustrator).
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London, Jones and Co. [1833] Vol.II only. 224pp. Imperial 8vo (23x28cm.) Half bound leather Good copy. Traces of use and pages some waterstained. 55 plates in bl.w. with tissue guards.
Published by John Major 1831
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Seller: Sonnets And Symphonies, Bristol, , United KingdomSonnets And Symphonies
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Image shows actual book for sale. Book Condition: Fair; faded to spine; some loss to label; surface-scuffed firm binding; contents good; a little light foxing. Hard Cover John Major 1831 Philosophy.
Language: English
Published by E.T. Brain & Co.,, London,
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HardBack. Condition: Good. The works of William Hogarth in two volumes. Undated, 1830 1840? Quarter leather binding, complete but rubbed/worn to all edges top & tail. Title page to vol 2 loose, much foxing. Small tear to one plate in vol two. Foxing and age toning throughout. Volumes worn but sound. Good study/reading two vol se…t. Complete 150 engravings.
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Published by E T Brain & Co, London
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Hard. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, As Issued. 2 volumes, bound as one. Published London: E T Brain & Co, c. 1850's. 4to., 8 3/4" x 10 3/4", double frontis plates+ iv+145; double frontis plates+iv, 147-280. All plates present. Ex-library in library binding. Text and plates very good plus, clean, bright,… no foxing or discoloration.
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Published by E. T. Brain & Co., London
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Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, As Issued. Later Edition. Two volumes, no date (circa 1838-1840), in contemporary half calf over marbled boards, backs ornately decorated in gilt, marbled end papers and edges. Very Good, Vol. I missing marbled front end page, marbled boards rubbed, edges rubbed,… stain at bottom edge first 24 pp. Vol. II not affecting engravings or text, light to moderate toning scattered throughout. Complete with all 150 steel engravings with tissue guards. Additional shipping charges will be requested for international and priority mail due to weight and volume of this set. Please inquire.
The Complete Works of William Hogarth in a Series of One Hundred and Fifty Supurb Engravings on Steel from the Original Pictures
Hogarth, William and James Hannay, Rev J Trusler, E.F. Roberts
Published by The London Printing and Publishing Company, New and Revised Edition, nd c. 1870
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Seller: ANARTIST, New York, NY, U.S.A.ANARTIST
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover, 204 pages; poor condition; front and rear covers detached but present; spine is missing; still bound pages foxed on first and last few pages and edges of many other pages. Foreign shipping may be extra.
The complete Works of William Hogarth in an Series of One Hundred and Fifty Superb Engravings on Steel, from the Original Pictures
Hogarth, William - with an introductory Essay by James Hannay; and descriptive Letterpresss by the Rev. J. Trusler, and E. F. Roberts
Language: English
Published by The London Printing and Publishing Company 1890
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Seller: Lavendier Books, Foster, RI, U.S.A.Lavendier Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The London Printing and Publishing Company, Limited; London/NewYork, [1890]. Hardcover. Series of 150 Steel Engravings from the original pictures. Very Good, full leather bound with gilt decorative design front board, decorative engraved design front board, 5 raised bands, 6 compartments, Hogarth… in gilt on second to top compartment, binding sturdy, new inner hinges, some rub marks to board edges/corners, some rub marks to joints/raised bands/spine edges with some loss to spine tips/tops, some loss to board corners, gilt decorative design in 5 other compartments, previous owner names and gift inscriptions on 2nd front free endpaper else unmarked, some handling marks/soiled spots to pastedowns/endpapers, lightly sunned pages, some scattered age spotting/discoloration front/back matters, AEG with moderate blemishes/rub marks, in Very Good antiquarian condition. 4to[quarto or approx. 9.5 x 12 inches], 201pp., b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.
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Published by John Major, London 1831
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Seller: YattonBookShop PBFA, Yatton, United KingdomYattonBookShop PBFA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Brown leather boards. Gilt decorated spines with green morocco labels. All edges gilt. Boards are generally in good order. No particular bumping or wear to corners or edges. Five raised bands to decorated spine. From the library of Christopher Foyle with the burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W A… FOYLE, Beeleigh Abbey to upper pastedown. B/w frontispiece and many copper plate illustrations. Pagination: xxvi, 293 pp. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 790g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 033757:1-J4) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall Language: ENG 790 G. Book.
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Published by London Printing & Publishing Company, London 1860
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Seller: Bohemian Bookworm, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.Bohemian Bookworm
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2 volumes in one, leather spine and tips with nice mid-Victorian cobbled covers, six compartments, gilt title on spine, complete 150 engravings, some pages browned but almost no foxing-very clean copy, 279pps, pink eps, 27cm x 20.5cm. Nice copy. Date is a guess.
Language: English
Published by The London Printing and Publishing Company, London and New York 1865
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Seller: Maxwell's House of Books, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.Maxwell's House of Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. Volumes I & II. Full leather (Moroccan with gilt lettering and decoration) with gilt edges in good plus condition; bumped corners, bookplates on paste down, foxing throughout. NOTE: Two oversize volumes; no priority or overseas Amazon orders.
Language: English
Published by printed for J. Sharpe; R. Griffin and Co., London, Glasgow 1821
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Seller: avelibro OHG, Dinkelscherben, , Germanyavelibro OHG
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Condition: Gut. Without paging. - Nicht paginiert. Inside slightly bronzy and foxy. Some small dog-ears in vol. 1. Mit 1 gefaltetem Faksimile und 158 Stahlstichtafeln von Cooke und Davenport nach Hogarth. - With 1 folded frontispiece and 158 engravings by Cooke and Davenport after the works of Hogarth. Nicht bei Lowndes. - Verkl…einerte Nachstiche in guten Abdrucken. - Not at Lowndes. Reduced engravings in good imprints. William Hogarth (10 November 1697 ? 26 October 1764) was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist who has been credited with pioneering western sequential art. His work ranged from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects". Knowledge of his work is so pervasive that satirical political illustrations in this style are often referred to as "Hogarthian". (Wikip.) Englisch MIG-24-04B|Lager 7|4898DB Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 444 32x24,5 cm. Lederbände d. Zt. mit breiter goldgeprägter Deckelbordüre, reicher Rückenvergoldung und Goldschnitt. Beschabt, Gelenke von Bd. 1 oben eingerissen. Rücken von Band 2 oben lädiert u. Rückendeckel lose. - Leather with big gilt border on the covers, rich gilt back title and gilt page edges. Hinges of vol. 1 lacerated on top. Spine of vol. 2 damaged on top, back cover loose. New edition, revised and corrected. 2 volumes.
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Published by London Printing & Publishing Company, London 1860
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Seller: Bohemian Bookworm, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.Bohemian Bookworm
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2 volumes in one, leather spine and tips with worn marble paper covers (especially rear cover and along edges), six compartments w/slight rubbing along ribs, leather title on spine, complete, f/o name on fep and bottom of spine: Samuel W. Potts. Usual foxing which affects the stiff pla…tes, some pages browned, 279pps, marble eps, 27cm x 20.5cm. Nice copy. Date is a guess.
Language: English
Published by printed for the Author and sold by J Parsons, London 1795
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Seller: Flora Books, Mears Ashby, , United KingdomFlora Books
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Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. 2 volumes, 1794-5, 3rd edition with additions and amendments, viii 208: [ii] 210 [46]pp, contemporary calf (rubbed, hinges starting), spine labels chipped, signature to volume 1 title, faintly spotted, 4 leaves unopened, bottom fore-corner torn away from K2 in volume 2 without loss of text (to…rn piece present), 2 leaves in the index opened roughly leaving slightly frayed edges, armorial bookplate (William Garnett) on front pastedown, 12mo (18.1x10.6cm), ESTC T114013.
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Published by Peter Hoey, Dublin 1773
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Seller: Joe Collins Rare Books, Dublin, , IrelandJoe Collins Rare Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. (4 ), (1) 2-236 pages. 165x110mm. Original cat's paw calf. Printed by Peter Hoey at the Mercury in Skinner Row. The full title continues: (Ditto of the Peers of Ireland,) 'with the Stiles of their eldest Sons. - An exact Table of the Fares of Coaches, Post-Chaises, and Sedan Chairs,…according to the late Act of Parliament. - Table of Guineas ready cast up. - Tables of Interest. - Tables of Annuities for Lives from Sir Isaac Newton. - List of the Fairs of Ireland, with the Commodities sold therein, and a complete Meat Market Book.' Leaves R2 and R5 are misbound, but with no loss. On page 21 a helpful reader has added in pen that, Oct. 13, 4004 BC (creation of the world) was a Thursday. Based on John Trusler's (1735-1820) 'Chronology: or, a concise view of the Annals of England', originally published in London in 1769, this is the first of two Irish editions published in Dublin. *Rare* Binding is worn and rubbed with paste-down endpapers lifted from boards. Text-block is very good with no library stamps or signatures. Images available on request.
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Published by Literary-Press, No. 62 Wardour-street SOHO, London 1791
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Seller: Rare Tome, Newberg, OR, U.S.A.Rare Tome
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. A delightful work, by a self-proclaimed 18th century jack-of-all trades and master-of-all, John Trusler. Prepared and published by the author, Honours of the Table functions as a how-to for considerations of the 18th century dinner table; it still holds strong interest for what it did accomplish (meat… carving and market guide) and what it endeavored to accomplish (burdensome and humorous late 18th century social guidelines). This work has developed particular interest for culinary collectors; it contains an early illustrated guide to properly cutting various meats, The Art of Carving, and a guide to selecting meat, eggs, etc. at the market. The chapters on appropriate 18th century table behavior, for both "youth" and "young women", contain a number of eyebrow raising guidelines. Just a few quotes, from many: "Smell not your meat when eating." "Spit not on the carpet." "Punch no one in conversation." For young women: "Dread becoming cheap." "Read no novels, but let your study be in history, etc." "Trust no female acquaintance." Trusler, in contemporary advertisements, was proud of his works; regarding his The Progress of Man and Society, he states: ". it will be found to be the most entertaining and informing book that ever yet was published, and what every parent or instructor should put in the hands of youth." And when discussing the woodcuts he prepared for Proverbs Exemplified: ". so well designed, and the characters in human life so well drawn and preserved, the persons of taste may examine them with pleasure; and Dr. Trusler ventures to say, are no ways inferior to Hogarth's." Unfortunately this copy does not include his aggrandizing advertisements. Title Page - Not uncommon to this period, the title page attempts to describe the entire work: The Honours of the Table, or, Rules for Behaviour During Meals; with the whole Art of Carving, illustrated by a variety of cuts. Together with Directions for Going to the Market, and the Method of Distinguishing Good Provisions from Bad; to which is added A Number of Hints or Concise Lessons for the Improvement of Youth, on all Occasions in Life. By the Author of Principles of Politeness, etc. For the Use of Young People. Physical Attributes - Measures approx. 16 x 10 x 1 cm, 12mo. Calf binding. Illustrated. Pages - 120. Signatures signed A-E12. Condition - See pictures. Contemporary calf binding well worn with edge wear, corner wear and some rubbing to the boards, joints cracked. There is a worm route along the rear board. Top and bottom of spine are chipped exposing the ties used to bind the signatures. "Mrs. Jennings 1872" written on the flyleaf. Ghost of ink inscription on the same flyleaf, from something that was once placed inside the front cover of the books. Turn-ins have ghosted through to the title page. An ex-libris bookplate was removed from over the armorial of Trusler, but a few traces remain. Some toning throughout, more near page edge. Occasional fox spot, thumb, and dog-eared page. Tiny chip (.5 cm) at bottom of 79/80. The "Valuable Hints. Worth the Attention of Young Persons" has some pen marks on pages 112/13. Thumbing at bottom of 116. No flyleaf (free blank endpaper) at rear. Turn-in has again ghosted rear leaf (120). Mostly the text block is clean, with nice margins. John Trusler (illustrator).
Published by John Major, Printed at the Shakespeare Press by W. Nicol, London 1831
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- First Edition
Seller: Object Relations IOBA PBFA, London, United KingdomObject Relations IOBA PBFA
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Printed at the Shakespeare Press, by W. Nicol. 1st ed. 293pp. Rubbed velvet boards have been amateurishly re-backed and re-edged in tan and brown leather, marble page edge dulled. Good sturdy reading copy, pages clean throughout.
