 Author Name: Hogarth, William
Title: The Complete Works of William Hogarth in a Series of One 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
Binding: Full-Leather
Book Condition: Very Good +
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: New and Revised Edition
Size: 10 x 12"
Publisher: London London Printing and Publishing Company Ltd
Seller ID: 005858
Title continues, ", from the Original Pictures with an introductory essay by James Hannay and ; descriptive letterpress by the Rev. J. Trusler and E. F. Roberts". xviii, 201pp inc original tissue-guarded frontis self-portrait of Hogarth and his dog and 150 b&w plates. "One Hundred and Second Thousand". A superlative copy of this book, apparently in its original full leather binding. Covers (brown, pebbled leather spine and corners over lighter brown pebbled leather with bright gilt-stamped "HOGARTH" to six-compartment-five-raised-band spine) are lightly edgeworn, esp to the corners and rubbed. AEG. Textblock is clean and tight except for slight foxing throughout and offset from plates to some adjacent pages. All plates present (except where noted) and accounted for. Secondary Title page with vignette of Hogarth's "The Milk Maid" is opposite frontis. Plate number 3, "Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse" as listed in "Contents" is not present in that place, nor does it appear to ever have been, but rather is found on page 174, "The Pieman" title-page vignette is present, though not listed in the "Contents". Likewise, instead of "Breakfast Scene" and "Toilette Scene" are in reverse order to that in the "Contents". "Masquerades and Operas" and "Burlington Gate" listed in the "Contents" as separate plates are actually one plate. "Moses Before Pharoh's Daughter" listed in "Contents" as preceding "Paul Before Felix", actually follows it. "Crowns, Mitres and Maces" listed in "Contents" at page 197 is actually at page 195. "Spiller's Ticket" is not present, but "Christ and Disciples" (which isn't listed in "Contents") is present. A very large and heavy book (about 3.9 Kg packaged) which will require additional shipping fees. Undated, but between about 1870 according to The University of Manchester Library and about 1890 according to The Cambridge University Library.
William Hogarth, James Hannay, Rev J Trusler, E. F. Roberts, Literature, Victorian, Satire, Art, Engraving, Antiquarian
Price =
350.00 GBP |
