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The Life and Times of James Catnach, (late of Seven Dials), Ballad Monger
Author(s): Hindley, Charles
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Volume Condition: | Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | N/A |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Reeves and Turner |
| Publication Year: | 1878 |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| Book ID: | 003753 |
| Catalogue(s): | Autobiography and Biography ◇ Books on Books, Book Collecting, Print and Design History ◇ Children's Books - Vintage |
First edition, limited to 300 copies. xvi, 432pp plus 10pp of publishers' catalogue; 230 woodcut vignette illustrations, of which 42 are by Bewick. Extra title page with colour vignette followed by four leaves of colour 'Cries of London' illustrations. The Bewick blocks had been purchased at the Hugo sale the previous year. Green cloth-covered boards with black titles on spine label. Rounded spine ends, shelf number. Corners rubbed and rounded, cloth on rear a little warped. Small lender's stamp on paste downs and copyright page. Light foxing to free endpapers. Gutter mildly stained mid way through. Crown 8vo.
Keywords:
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