London Types.
Book Description
First edition, trade issue; 4to (34 x 28,5cm), [10] leafs (text and advertisements), 12 transfer colour lithographed plates after William Nicholson, very clean inside, original linen-backed pictorial boards, some darkening and minor marking, some splitting to linen, but overall a very good example.
Dealer Notes
The Bus Driver was omitted from this edition and only appears in an abbreviated form on the front cover. The other London types featuring in this edition are: Guardsman (The Horse Guards), Hawker (Kensington), Beef-Eater (The Tower), Sandwich-Man (Trafalgar Square), Coster (Hammersmith), Lady (Rotten Row), Bluecoat Boy (Newgate Street), Policeman (Constitution Hill), News-Boy (The City), Drum-Major (Wimbledon Common), Flower Girl (Any Corner), and a Barmaid (Any Bar).
Author
NICHOLSON, William; HENLEY, William.
Date
1898
Binding
Original linen-backed pictorial boards
Publisher
William Heinemann
Illustrator
NICHOLSON, William.
Condition
G+
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