c1880 The Complete Works Of William Hogarth In A Series Of One Hundred And Fi...

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Complete Works of William Hogarth; In a Series of Five HUndred and Fifty Superb Engravings on Steel. from the Original Pictures With an Introductory Essay by James Hannay and Descriptive Letterpress by the Rev J Trusler, and E F Roberts William Hogarth; et al. c1880 The London Printing And Publishing Company : London 12" by 9" xviii, 1-201pp. SUMMARY An impressive and very clean edition of the works of William Hogarth. With one hundred and fifty stunning illustrations. Early Edition,Illustrated,Leather Binding,Pleasing Copy,Rebound Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 4 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 4.49 US Postage: £ 39.99 EU Postage: £ 26.99 European Postage: £ 36.99 Asia Postage: £ 65.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 99.99 DESCRIPTION A new, revised edition of this massively attractive work. Dated from the same copy on Jisc, c1880. This copy is unusually clean -mostly these editions are heavily spotted. Containing the complete works of William Hogarth, illustrated in a series of one hundred and fifty superb engravings on steel from the originals which formed his career. Hogarth was a renowned painter and cartoonist, and his work ranges from realistic pictures to cartoon strips; his work is mostly composed by satirical caricatures, which became extremely popular in his time. With a thorough introductory essay by James Hannay, and a biographical sketch of Hogarth. Descriptive letterpress are by J. Trusler and E. F. Roberts. Illustrated with one hundred and fifty stunning, amusing, and remarkable full page steel engravings from the original pictures, among which the illustrations to Don Quixote, of France and England, and much other miscellaneous work. Collated, complete. An attractive copy, internally impeccable. CONDITION In a half leather over cloth covered boards. Externally very smart with some minor shelf wear and edge wear, as well as a slight rubbing to the spine and extremities. With a bookplate to the front pastedown 'Nil Desperandum.' Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with only a faint minor spotting to the odd leaf and the occasional offsetting. Illustrated with one hundred and fifty stunning, amusing, and remarkable full page steel engravings by Hogarth. Collated, complete. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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