The Greatest Plague of Life, or, the Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Servant

[Edward Mayhew]

Verlag: David Bogue, London, 1847

Beschreibung

The first edition of Mayhew's satirical and humorous novel about society, highlighted with illustrations by George Cruikshank throughout. The first edition of this work.A satirical novel following the search for a good servant, undertaken by a lady who is shocked at the options available to her.Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, and eleven plates.Collated, complete.By Henry Mayhew.Illustrated by George Cruikshank.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, with some rubbing and marks to the boards and spine. Spine is a little discoloured. Hinges are a little strained. Front endpaper and frontispiece are detached but present. Internally, binding is strained in places. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spots, and tidemarks to the margins of the plates. Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 790P51

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Greatest Plague of Life, or, the ...

Verlag: David Bogue, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1847

Einband: Leather

Illustrator: George Cruikshank

Zustand: Good

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book