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Six hand-colored etched plates, depicting the changes in society related to fashion, music-making, dancing, smoking, drinking, love-making, etc. in pairs of designs, vignetted and in three rows. This is an extraordinary comic portrayal of the cultural tumult of the early 19th Century in England. Condition: In original wrappers, very good+. Front cover has water stain on the top. Occasional light soiling. A modern, folding custom box houses the really delicate paperback book.
An excellent copy, complete with all 6 pages in near-fine condition.

FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING with the "A" and publisher's seal on copyright page and brown lettering on inside of dust jacket; FIRST ISSUE dust jacket with blue tinted photo of Hemingway in back panel and "$ 3.00" on front flap of dust jacket. No mention of Nobel/Pulitzer prize. Text inside is clean and in fine condition Previous owner's inscription present. 8vo, light darkening of spine and minor tear of dust jacket at extremities. Provenance- Estate of a distinguished MIT professor, whose signature is inscribed. An exceptional copy of the true first edition, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1952.

First edition, First printing; 8vo, full blue morocco, gilt double-fillet border, gilt panels front and back with fleurons at corners, marbled endpapers, previous owners' bookplates (earl of jersey), extensively illustrated with plates and vignettes engraved by John Pine, "post est" error in medallion inscription on page 108 of vol. II; an excellent, collector's copy. 9 1/4 x 6 in., London: John Pine, 1733-37.