Two-tone cloth, 4to, 31 cm, 275 pp, facs, plates. Contents : Introduction; The Caricatures (1Royalty; 2 Politicians; 3 The Arts; 4 The Bench and Bar; 5 Clergy and Dons; 6 The Military; 7 Builders of the Empire; 8 Scientists; 9 Businessmen, Bankers and Builders; 10 Journalists; 11 Sportsmen; 12 Americans) Collecting Vanity Fair caricatures; Vanity Fair artists; Complete list of the caricatures; Bibliography; Index to theVanity Fair caricatures; General index . "This volume is also a work of reference in that it includes as an appendix a complete list of the Vanity Fair caricatures and their artists, which is supported by a cross-index of all the subjects. An extensive introduction traces the history of the magazine and the development of the art of caricature, and a chapter on the collecting of the caricatures documents the fascinating tale of the fate of the magazine's stock after it closed down in 1914." - from the blurb. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper.

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Title

In "Vanity Fair".

Publisher

Scolar Press, London, first edition, 1982

Publication Date

1982

ISBN 10

0859675971

ISBN 13

9780859675970

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

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English Literature

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