Item #22495 Characteristic Sketches Of The Lower Orders, Intended As A Companion To The New Picture Of London. Thomas Rowlandson.
Characteristic Sketches Of The Lower Orders, Intended As A Companion To The New Picture Of London
Characteristic Sketches Of The Lower Orders, Intended As A Companion To The New Picture Of London

Characteristic Sketches Of The Lower Orders, Intended As A Companion To The New Picture Of London

London: Printed by Samuel Leigh, 1820. Rowlandson, Thomas. First edition. leather_bound. 14 1/2 x 8.5 cm. iv pages including title and advertisement. Fifty-four hand-colored plates by Rowlandson: a panoply of city life, the costumes of street vendors through Rowlandson's colorful, often affectionate delineation's of human character. The plates are related to Rowlandson's "Cries of London series of 1799. TOOLEY 424. Clean, fresh copy bound by Riviere & Son, raised bands, spine panels richly gilt in floral motifs, triple gilt border panels, inner dentelles, dark green endpapers. Later full red crushed morocco. Aeg. Fine. Item #22495

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