thomson mortimer philander doesticks (3 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Cox, Richardson (illustrator). 16mo, (approx. 4 1/2" wide by 6 7/8" tall) orange cloth covers, 60 pages, six illustrated plates including frontispiece by Richardson Cox. Tipped in publisher's ad for a travel book about Roumania preceeding front free endpaper. Also contains publsiher's ad preceding frontis. with a list of Doesticks' books. Scattered foxing in text, loose at frontis. Covers have some all-over soil and darkened spine.Witty rejoinder in verse defending rich and fashionable society from the barbs thrown in "Nothing To Do" and "Nothing To Wear." Studio.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. 264pp; ads. Foxed throughout, gilt on spine dulled with some light wear to the extremities, else very good in publisher's green cloth decorated in blind.

First Edition. First edition. An answer in verse to the mocking of the rich in the (then) recently published satirical poem, "Nothing to Wear," pointing out the generousity and charity of many in the upper classes. 16mo brown cloth boards elaborately blind stamped on covers and lettered and with gilt decoration on front. Ad leaf tipped to front free endpaper; illustrations and frontis tipped in. Scattered foxing, tipped in leaves darkened, covers show moderate staining and spine ends softened and rubbed, otherwise about very good.