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The Cries of London
by W Roberts
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Connoisseur , 1924. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 12.5" by 10". Not Stated. A first edition folio containing Wheatley's thirteen prints of the Cries of London, illustrating social life in the City of London in the eighteenth century. W Roberts discusses Francis Wheatley's famous art prints The Cries of London, which illustrate the life of street sellers in the streets of London, representing the working class of the eighteenth century. The series of oil painting was exhibited a the Royal Academy between 1792 and 1795. The first edition of 1924.With an introduction by Reginald Grundy. Illustrated with thirteen plates in colour and one plate in half tone. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and a slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. With a small library label to the spine, as well as a library bookplate to the front pastedown, and its stamps to the recto and verso of the title page, and to the recto and verso of each leaf of plate. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with thirteen plates in colour and one plate in half tone. Collated, complete. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 779A18
- Title
- The Cries of London
- Author
- W Roberts
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Connoisseur
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- 12.5" by 10"
- Keywords
- cries of london first editions illustrated first editions
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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