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Symptoms of Being Amused

Symptoms of Being Amused

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Symptoms of Being Amused

by ALKEN Henry 1785-1851

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London: Repository of Wit and Humour, No. 26, Haymarket: Thos. Mc.Lean, 1822. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. ALKEN Henry. Sporting, Domestic, and other humorous coloured sketches In oblong 4to, half red morocco over red cloth (by Riviere & Sons), gilt tooling, corners worn. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles, worn along extremities. Internally, lacks the preface leaf, 42 plates (complete - engraved titlepage with hand coloured vignette, followed by 41 hand coloured plates all dated 1822, with 2 images per plate), watermarked J Whatman, Turkey Run 1822, blue marbled endpapers, old listing tipped to verso ep, a.e.g. A very nice example, with clean, sharp images. States Vol 1 on title page but all issued. 345*250 mm). (Tooley 57).

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Bookseller
Madoc Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
007965
Title
Symptoms of Being Amused
Author
ALKEN Henry 1785-1851
Illustrator
ALKEN Henry
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Thos. Mc.Lean
Place of Publication
London: Repository of Wit and Humour, No. 26, Haymarket
Date Published
1822
Size
4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Weight
2.65 lbs
Keywords
sporting domestic humour wit caricatures
Bookseller catalogs
Comedy Humour Caricatures; Illustrations and more;

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