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Talpa: or the Chronicles of a Clay Farm. An Agricultural Fragment. By C.W.H.
by [Hoskyns, Chandos Wren]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Three-quarter calf, black spine label, marbled boards. Faint foxing to first and last leaves, else About Fine. Contemporary owne
- Seller
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About This Item
London: Reeve & Co, 1852. First edition. With vignette "Drop It!" on p. 81. 24 vignettes by George Cruikshank. viii, 237 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Three-quarter calf, black spine label, marbled boards. Faint foxing to first and last leaves, else About Fine. Contemporary owner's signature on flyleaf. First edition. With vignette "Drop It!" on p. 81. 24 vignettes by George Cruikshank. viii, 237 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. "The author married the daughter of Christopher Wren and assumed the additional name of Wren by royal license in 1837. He wrote on agricultural matters, advocating land reform, etc., but with 'wit and humor.'" (Wolff). Wolff 3296; Cohn #413
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- The Old Mill Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 221855
- Title
- Talpa: or the Chronicles of a Clay Farm. An Agricultural Fragment. By C.W.H.
- Author
- [Hoskyns, Chandos Wren]
- Format/Binding
- 24 vignettes by George Cruikshank. viii, 237 pp. 1 vols. 12mo
- Book Condition
- Used - Three-quarter calf, black spine label, marbled boards. Faint foxing to first and last leaves, else About Fine. Contemporary owne
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. With vignette "Drop It!" on p. 81
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Reeve & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1852
- Keywords
- British
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