Wretched (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. [ATKINSON John Augustus] (illustrator). 1st Edition. 'The Miseries of Human Life' VG+, 1807, First edition, 17 hand coloured illustrations. In small oblong quarto half green morocco over green marbled boards (by Orrock & Son), gilt tooling, edges rubbed. Spine, gilt tooling & titles, edges rubbed, worn along joints. Internally, engraved titlepage with hand coloured etched vignette, followed by 16 hand coloured etched plates (1 folding), each accompanied by a leaf of descriptive text, original paper label bound in at rear, green marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate to fpd (Glen Tanar), t.e.g., remainder uncut, faint damp staining in the upper margin, a few text leaves with tiny marginal tears, plates watermarked 1802, text watermarked 1806. An Excellent UnCut Copy. (170*210 mm). (Abbey Life 259. Prideaux p319. Not in Tooley). A noteworthy point about the book is that the title and the idea of the illustrations seem to have inspired Rowlandson, whose Miseries of Human Life appeared, a year later, in 1808 (Martin Hardie).

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Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. No Edition Stated. Unpaginated. About 50 pages. Color illustration plates throughout the book, with humorous captions. Aging related browning spots and minor foxing throughout the book. Pages are very lightly wrinkled. Marbled endpapers. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. Covers in VG condition with very minor rubbing. As far as we can tell, all of the plates are included. There is a possibility that this book was rebound, but it is difficult to tell due to its scarcity.; Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.