The Pleasures of Human Life, Investigated...in a Dozen Dissertations
Hilaris Benevolus [John Beresford; John Britton]; Thomas Rowlandson ill
Publisher: Longman, Hurst,...Date published: 1807
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1807. Very Good. Stated Second edition. Small 8vo, bound in early 20th century full purple morocco gilt, with 4 colored plates by Rowlandson, frontispiece and colored vignette 'headpiece' on title page; lacking one of the five plates called for. Bookplate of Frederick Forrest Peabody on rear pastedown -- Santa Barbara businessman and philanthropist of Arrow Shirts fame. xvi, 224 pp. Some light occasional foxing.
The Pleasures of Human Life, Investigated...in a Dozen Dissertations
Hilaris Benevolus [John Beresford; John Britton]; Thomas Rowlandson Ill Publisher: Longman, Hurst,...Date published: 1807
Stated Second edition. Small 8vo, bound in early 20th century full purple morocco gilt, with 4 colored plates by Rowlandson, frontispiece and colored vignette 'headpiece' on title page; lacking one of the five plates called for. Bookplate of Frederick Forrest Peabody on rear pastedown--Santa Barbara businessman and philanthropist of Arrow Shirts fame. xvi, 224 pp. Some light occasional foxing.
Xvi + 223 pages with 5 hand coloured copper engraved plates by Thomas Rowlandson + hand-cold vignetter title page and frontis by W. Satchwell and engraved by W. Bond. Several plates are fold out, very clean contents original half calf marbled boards rubbed, pages 21 & 43 have front edges professionally strengthened, possibly a publishers fault? Hardly noticed. Ex-libris armorial bookplate inside front board "W. Hepworth Esqr", this is period to the book. Small octavo.
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