Cooper, R., and R. Page | Peculiar characters, from a man "Remarkable for his Vanity" to Joan of Arc, Cooper, R., and R. Page | Peculiar characters, from a man "Remarkable for his Vanity" to Joan of Arc

Cooper, R., and R. Page
Fifty Wonderful Portraits. London: J. Robins and Co., 1824

4to (290 x 225 mm). Title-page, 50 engraved plates by Cooper and Page; browned, a little finger-soiling. Rebound in red morocco, boards lettered in gilt and ruled in gilt motif, spine with blindstamped bands in six compartments, second lettered in gilt, others with repeat decoration in gilt, marbled endpapers; upper joint a little loose, rubbed at extremities, spine gilt faded, worn at hinges with a little loss, some browning to endpapers at edges.

Engraved portraits of notable and peculiar people, including John Broughton ("A notorious Pugilist"), Chevalier d'Éon ("Who many years passed as a Woman"), Jane Lewson ("Remarkable for her age and peculiarities"), and Joan of Arc, to name a few.

Condition Report:
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