Caricature History of The Georges; or, Annals of the House of Hanover, Compiled From Squibs, Broadsides, Window Pictures, Lampoons, and Pictorial Caricatures of the Time
by Wright, Thomas
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Houlton, Maine, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1876 xiii, [3], 639pp, [1], professionally rebound in half leather and cloth, raised bands on spine, gilt bright, binding and hinges tight. Complete with 13 plates, as called for, with the frontis-piece hand coloured. Also includes "Nearly Four-Hundred Illustrations in Steel and Wood". NO LABLES, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS.
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- Bookseller
- Monroe Bridge Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008315
- Title
- Caricature History of The Georges; or, Annals of the House of Hanover, Compiled From Squibs, Broadsides, Window Pictures, Lampoons, and Pictorial Caricatures of the Time
- Author
- Wright, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1876
- Keywords
- England Political Caricature Lampoon Humour Politics George Hanover
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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