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Monsieur Tonson
by Taylor, John
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Manasquan, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London & Edinburgh respectively: Marsh & Miller and Constable and Co, 1830. First Illustrated Edition. Half-Leather. Near Fine. John Cruikshanks. 12mo., 19(1)pp. Beautiful First Illustrated Edition of this humorous short story with plates of Cruikshanks illustrations including frontis. Finely bound in contemporary green calf with gilt fluerons in corners. Spine title in gilt. All edges gilt. Gilt decorative turn-ins. Marbled end-papers. Loosely laid inis the bookplate of artist, collector and dealer Samuel Putnam Avery. Square, tight and clean throughout solid and clean throughout with no toning or foxing to interior pages. Some mild scattered spotting to end-papers. Spine and edges toned and lightly rubbed. Missing last page of publisher's advertisements. Small bookplate of noted American collector Albert A. Howard on the rear paste-down. A very pretty collectable copy of a scarce title in general and a quite unique presentation and association.
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- Bookseller
- Brenner's Collectable Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011234
- Title
- Monsieur Tonson
- Author
- Taylor, John
- Illustrator
- John Cruikshanks
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Illustrated Edition
- Publisher
- Marsh & Miller and Constable and Co
- Place of Publication
- London & Edinburgh respectively
- Date Published
- 1830
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed/Inscribed;
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About the Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books
Biblio member since 2006
Manasquan, New Jersey
About Brenner's Collectable Books
35 Plus years buying and selling collectable books. Member ABAA, ILAB, IOBA.
An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always!.
Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.
An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always!.
Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.
Glossary
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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...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
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