Chap-Books of The Eighteenth Century with Facsimiles, Notes, and Introduction by John Ashton.

Ashton, John.

Published by London: Chatto and Windus, Piccadilly. "Large Paper Only one hundred copies printed (seventy-five for sale, and twenty for presentation). This is No. 52". Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Ltd., London., 1882

About this Item

7 3/4 inches x 10 1/8 in., numbered limitation page; frontispiece; xvi, 486 + page with publisher's device; illustrated with reproductions of woodcuts, typographic facsimiles of title-pages, etc. Dark brown mottled leather spine and sides, corner-pieces, with five raised bands on the spine, red leather title label, gilt designs, and marbled paper over boards, top-edge gilt. The spine ends and edges, cover corners show some wear, rubbing, bookplate removed from the front paste-down; some age-related tanning, small, scattered spots present on some pages. Booksellers stamp on tope-edge of the reverse of the front endpaper: Charles E. Lauriat Co. Boston. Weight: 4 lbs.

Seller Inventory # ABE-855591267

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chap-Books of The Eighteenth Century with Facsimiles, Notes, and Introduction by John Ashton.
• Publisher: London: Chatto and Windus, Piccadilly. "Large Paper Only one hundred copies printed (seventy-five for sale, and twenty for presentation). This is No. 52". Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Ltd., London.
• Publication Date: 1882
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket