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The life of man, symbolised by the months of the year in a series of illustrations, and poutrayed in their season and phases, with passages slected from ancient and modern authors. . . .

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The life of man, symbolised by the months of the year in a series of illustrations, and poutrayed in their season and phases, with passages slected from ancient and modern authors. . . .

by [CALENDAR -- ALLEGORY]. PIGOT, Richard (Ed.)

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London: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, Paternoster Row, 1866. Thick 4to. xii, [2], 239, [1] pp. Woodcut-engraved & illustrated title in red & black, illust. half-title in red & black, red & black frontisp., many leaves printed in blue, red, yellow, or green, woodcut-engraved plates, historiated initials, head- and tail-pieces, woodcut borders. Contemporary full red morocco with gilt ornamented designs on front & back cover, gilt decorated spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers, t.e.g. (very minor rubbing at hinges, minor rubbing to corners, very slight tidemark to fore-edge of first couple leaves), still a NF copy, bound by Riviere, w/ their stamp on lower fore-edge of inner ruled dentelle on front pastedown. First edition of this lavish Victorian work celebrating the life span of man in the 12 months of a calendar year, beginning with the infant in January, the schoolboy in February, the apprentice in March, as well as the soldier in June, the philosopher and statesmen in September, and more. Pigot has drawn upon the verse of Bacon, Cicero, Carlyle, Caxton, Chaucer, Dickens, Dryden, Emerson, Goethe, Martial, Shakespeare, Sallust, and Virgil.

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Bookseller
Zephyr Used & Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
52348
Title
The life of man, symbolised by the months of the year in a series of illustrations, and poutrayed in their season and phases, with passages slected from ancient and modern authors. . . .
Author
[CALENDAR -- ALLEGORY]. PIGOT, Richard (Ed.)
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, Paternoster Row,
Place of Publication
London:
Date Published
1866.
Keywords
Victorian, Victoriana, Fine Bindings, Red Morocco, Riviere, Woodcut Engravings, Engraved Books, Calendar, Horology, Time, Illustrated Books, Poetry, Verse, anthology, John Leighton, Bacon, Cicero, Carlyle, Caxton, Chaucer, Dickens, Dryden, Emerson, Goethe

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Morocco
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Gilt
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Dentelle
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