| Aberystwyth University, Thomas Parry Library: | 176 |
| Aberystwyth University, Thomas Parry Library: | 176 |
| British Library: | 012604.d.2 |
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THE INFERNAL MARRIAGE BY DISRAELI THE YOUNGER DECORATIONS BY JOHN AUSTEN [line block: 2 faces] WILLIAM JACKSON (BOOKS) LTD. 18 Tooks Court · London · E.C. 1929
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Of this book there have been printed at The Curwen Press 850 copies, of which 800 numbered copies only are for sale. Numbers 1-200 being signed by the artist, and specially bound. This is Number [row of leaders]
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‘Bibliographical note: The proofs of this edition have been collated with The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal. Part the Second, 1834, pp. 293–304; 431–440, and Part the Third, 1834, pp. 30–38; 139–144. London: Published for Henry Colburn by Richard Bentley. Sold by all Booksellers’ [and printer's imprint at foot]
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List of illustrations: 5 coloured, 8 black-and-white, 4 head-pieces.
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Introductory note by Eric Partridge finishing on [A]7v may imply that the text is incomplete.
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Handlist of books illustrated by John Austen.
[A]8 B-F8 G4; double end-leaves at front; inserts for the illustrations; frontispiece insert before [A]4r.
2-12 [23-4] 15-23 [24-5] 26-30 [31-2] 33-6 [37-8] 39-41 [47-9] 50-6 [57-8] 59-66 [67] 68 [+2] 69-70 [71-72] 73-80 [+2] 81-2 [+2] 85 [+3].
Demy 8o: 10" × 6½", trimmed, top edge only gilt, white wove, no mark; 14pt. Garamond with ligatures; line blocks on inserts, 5 with colour, probably lithograph; casing, spine art vellum, gold-blocked: ‘THE INFERNAL MARRIAGE BY DISRAELI THE YOUNGER WILLIAM JACKSON BOOKSHOP’, boards grey-green textured fabric, upper board gold-blocked in script: ‘The Infernal Marriage Disraeli the Younger’.
Not in 1963 handlist or Curwen Library; brought to my attention by Douglas Ball.
Originally published in 'The New Monthly Magazine' in 1834 when the author's literary father, Isaac D'Israeli, was still alive, hence 'the younger' on t.p.; OCEL describes this as 'a light political satire'.
Aberystwyth copy numbered 683.
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Robin Phillips, 1963