London Melodies; or, Cries of the Seasons. Part I -[II].

[?ELLIOTT, MARY].

Verlag: London: Printed by William Darton, Jun. 58, Holborn-Hill. (Price One Shilling.) [1812].

Beschreibung

Two vols. in one: 48; 48pp., 12mo. Woodcut title vignette on each of the two title-pages, nineteen woodcut illustrations and five tailpieces in Part I and eighteen woodcut illustrations in Part II, together with Darton s engraved "trade" plate at the end of Part II. Original red roan-backed marbled boards; expertly rebacked preserving the original gilt spine, lettered "Melodies 44 plates 1s." Gift inscription dated 1930 on front pastedown. First edition, included in a list of works by Mary Elliott in an advertisement by Darton circa 1830; nevertheless her authorship regarded as "not certain" in The Dartons, which also notes that "despite the interest this book may hold for us today and despite the unusual vigour of its illustrations, it seems to have sold slowly." The trade plate at the end of this copy, and also those in the Opie and UCLA collections, was not available before 1819 and "it seems likely that the publishers were still trying to dispose of unsold copies of the original printing as late as 1830." It is only fair to point out, however, that the intervening years saw a lot of competition from other publishers versions of the cries of London, and even a half dozen other competing titles from the Dartons themselves. The Dartons H464A; Osborne Collection, p. 629. Some OCLC entries attribute the woodcuts to John Thurston. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 13975

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Titel: London Melodies; or, Cries of the Seasons. ...

Verlag: London: Printed by William Darton, Jun. 58, Holborn-Hill. (Price One Shilling.) [1812].

Einband: Hardcover

Auflage: 1. Auflage