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The Epping Hunt
by Hood, Thomas and George Cruikshank (illustrator)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Londn: Charles Tilt, 1829. First Edition. 12mo(in 6s). 29pp., illustrated with six full page wood engraved plates after George Cruikshank by Branston and Wright, Bonner, Slader and T. Williams. Bound in 3/4 tan polished calf, two raised bands with compartments fully gilt decorated, red morocco spine lablel gilt, top edge gilt, gray endpapers. A poem by Thomas Hood who was a poet, humorist and wrote for several magazines including Punch. A very nice copy.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021033
- Title
- The Epping Hunt
- Author
- Hood, Thomas and George Cruikshank (illustrator)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Tilt
- Place of Publication
- Londn
- Date Published
- 1829
- Keywords
- cruikshankand Illustrted Whims and Oddities
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- First Edition
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