Description: Click here to see our other books! The Book of Wonderful Characters Memoirs and Anecdotes of Remarkable and Eccentric Persons in all Ages and Countries Henry Wilson, James Caulfield 1874 John Camden Hotten : London 7.5" by 5" xxii, [1], 23-416, 40pp SUMMARY A thoroughly illustrated copy of this volume of eccentric biographies. Colour Plates,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 1 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION A later edition of this scarce work. This volume is a collection of biographies of remarkable and eccentric people, including Francis Battalia the stone-eater, Jacob Hall the rope dancer and Margaret Finch Queen of the Gipsies. With sixty one full page engravings, with the frontispiece hand coloured. collated, complete. Undated, dated from the advertisements to the rear of the volume. With forty pages of adverts to the rear dated September 1874. CONDITION In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some fading to the spine and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Previous owner bookplate to the front pastedown for Pat Murray. Front hinge starting but remains firm. Internally, firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Topic: Fiction
Publisher: John Camden Hotten
Author: Henry Wilson, James Caulfield
Binding: Cloth
Subject: True Stories
Special Attributes: None
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Region: London
Illustrator: Not Stated
Signed: No
Place of Publication: London
Year Printed: 1874
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
