Buy this book on-line Dampier, William James : A MEMOIR OF JOHN CARTERSimpkin and Marshall & Co., London, 1875
4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. frontis self portrait.64pp, 27 full pages plates including facsimile handwriting. Fine green woven cloth with gilt decoration to the front board showing Carter with pen in his mouth with double black border, rear board blind stamped. A fuller account of John Carters life and a greater number of pictures. The first edition only had 5 plates and 44 pages. Carter from Coggleshall in Essex was injured at 21 and found work as an engaver and artist by mouth painting.. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: green cloth, gilt Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Dampier, William James : A MEMOIR OF JOHN CARTER. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. DAMPIER, William James : A Memoir of John CarterSimpkin ,Marshall, and Co., 1875
A very good copy in the original brown pictorial cloth gilt, spine discoloured, ends chipped, hinges worn and splitting at ends, text lightly foxed but otherwise clean and tight. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of DAMPIER, William James : A Memoir of John Carter. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including collectables, atlases, libri rari, out-of-print books and rare books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |