Mrs Brown’s Visit to the Paris Exhibition.
by Sketchley, Arthur [Rose, George]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Hay on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
First edition. George Routledge. London. n.d. [1867 – source Getty Research Institute] vi, 138pp. Contemporary green half morocco, marbled boards, gilt to spine. Bound by Walker and Son, Plymouth. All edges sprinkled red. Light toning to endpapers.
George Rose (1817-1882) a former curate in Camberwell, London. After leaving the Church of England in 1855, Rose underwent a major career change and began to write under the pseudonym Arthur Sketchley.
His fictitious character Mrs. Brown's monologues became a major success. Rose's creation was from a working class background and addressed the current topics of the day in a humorous and colloquial fashion.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Haynes Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Biblio626
- Title
- Mrs Brown’s Visit to the Paris Exhibition.
- Author
- Sketchley, Arthur [Rose, George]
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary half morocco
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Routledge.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1867]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Humour, Satire
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Caricature, Satire, Cartoons and Humour; France and French Interest;
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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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Marbled boards
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