Meadows Kenny Illustrator (9 results)

Condition: Good. 1st edition. Half calf, P. 385pp, 55 engraved plates by Meadows, spine nearly detached & part missing, plates generally in good condition with a few small spots here & there. A collection of caricatures & humorous essays on the English - The Dowager, The Coachman, The Debtor & Creditor etc etc. the text was written by a number of leading Victorian writers. 550 grams.

Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; [2],vi,385,[1]p,[55]leaves of plates : ill. (wood-engravings) ; 22 cm. Subjects; England Social life and customs. Meadows, Kenny (Welsh illustrator and watercolorist, 1790-1874). Cartoonists, British 19th century. Caricatures and cartoons Great Britain. Great Britain Social life and customs 19th century. 3 Kg.

Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; [2],vi,385,[1]p,[55]leaves of plates : ill. (wood-engravings) ; 22 cm. Subjects; England Social life and customs. Meadows, Kenny (Welsh illustrator and watercolorist, 1790-1874). Cartoonists, British 19th century. Caricatures and cartoons Great Britain. Great Britain Social life and customs 19th century. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Poor copies in the original gilt-blocked, decorated cloth. Spine bands worn; panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Hinges starting; scattered foxing. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description: 2 volumes : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Subjects: England Social life and customs 19th century; Drawings; People; Social behaviour; Social history. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Poor copies in the original gilt-blocked, decorated cloth. Spine bands worn; panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Hinges starting; scattered foxing. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description: 2 volumes : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Subjects: England Social life and customs 19th century; Drawings; People; Social behaviour; Social history. 1 Kg.

0. 2 Bände. 8° 400/385 Seiten, mit Holzstichen nach Kenny Meadows, gestochen von Orrin Smith. OLwd. Goldpräg. auf dem Rücken, Einbände leicht bestossen, Exlibris, Seiten gebräunt, Einbände am oberen Kapital eingerissen. Sprache: Englischglisch 2,000 gr.

Full Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. FIRST EDITION in book form. Originally issued in parts. Two (2) Volumes complete. Full brown-red cloth both volumes have been professionally rebacked. Yellow endpages. Pages are starting to age tone. Some underlining and marginalia in volumes. Overall in VERY GOOD condition. One of the more interesting items for the Thackeray collector which includes descriptions written by him. Other contributors include Douglas Jerrold and Leigh Hunt. The illustrator Meadows was a prominent comic artist and was associated with Leech, Jerrold and Thackeray in formulating the idea of an English Charivari, and idea that Mayhew and Lemon expanded into Punch. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.76. Publisher's dark green cloth, titles and vignette in gilt to upper, blind tooling to boards, yellow coated endpapers. Illustrated. Bookplate of John R. Anderson to pastedown, occasional marks within, marginal tears and loss to pp.51-56 where the book has been opened roughly. Binding lightly handled to extremities. Scarce. Near fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 3 volume set, 11 inches tall. Sparkling full morocco with gilt raised bands and superb gilt tooling to the panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. With Splendid vignettes and full page illustrations by Kenny Meadows. A pristine set of this entertaining edition.