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[The half title page is an advertisement for the series:] Adventures & Histories of Remarkable Men. Illustrated with engravings. The Hero of Waterloo.
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Cockayne, M. S.
Title
[The half title page is an advertisement for the series:] Adventures & Histories of Remarkable Men. Illustrated with engravings. The Hero of Waterloo.
Date [1860]
Dimensions 120 × 180 × 6 mm (4.72 × 7.08 × 0.23 in)
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C188a648
Place of creation London: Dean & Son, 11, Ludgate Hill. Unpaginated [4, 72, [2]p.
Notes de Beaumont has noted on the half title page: [Book purchased from:] John Turton 3 2001 £5 ECB give this as 1860 3561’. Bolts uncut. The title page has a large platter/ medallion, which has the royal coat of arms, with three swords and battle scenes (of the field of Waterloo?). The frontispiece has a scene from the Indian campaign, captioned: ‘British troops crossing the Decan.’ Blue dyed paper wrappers/ card covers. The lower cover is not printed. The upper cover is printed in gold, with relief features. Lettered at the head: “/ The Hero of Waterloo./ Remarkable Men/ [within an oval shape] their adventures and histories/ A/ Book/ for/ Boys/ by/ M S Cockayne./” At the tail, blocked in relief against a gold background: “/ London: Dean & Son 11 Ludgate Hill. On the upper cover verso, there is a young lady, blocked in relief, standing upright, her left outstretched arm holds a shroud, which is about to cover a funerary monument. This book acquired with the generous assistance of the British Library Collections Trust. Another copy (probably) of this work is at British Library shelf mark 10603b26
References The Library of the late Robin de Beaumont. Bonhams Auction Catalogue [online sale of 31 January 2024.] Lot 188.
Source/Photographer British Library
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