Description
Early 19th-century volume from The Percy Anecdotes, Original and Select, featuring Vol. X: Humour; Eccentricity. Published in London for J. Cumberland, 19 Ludgate Hill, 1826, this antique volume comes from the well-known 20-volume Percy Anecdotes series issued under the names Sholto and Reuben Percy.
This is an especially appealing subject volume, centered on humour, wit, eccentric characters, comic anecdotes, and lively biographical sketches. The Humour section includes an engraved frontispiece/title page connected to George Colman the Younger, the English dramatist and comic playwright, along with a printed dedication to him. That gives the book added appeal for collectors of early comedy, theatrical history, literary miscellanies, and decorative antique bindings.
Bound in period half leather with marbled boards, gilt spine decoration, and red leather spine labels, the book has strong early 19th-century shelf presence. The separate T. Boys title page dated 1820 reflects the original part-publication history of The Percy Anecdotes.
Highlights:
* Vol. X of The Percy Anecdotes: Humour; Eccentricity
* Published by J. Cumberland, London, 1826
* Decorative half-leather binding with marbled boards
* Gilt spine detail with red leather title labels
* Includes engraved frontispiece/title material
* Printed dedication to George Colman the Younger
* Strong subject appeal for collectors of early humour, eccentric characters, theatre history, comedy, and literary anecdote books
Condition: Antique book with expected age wear, including rubbing to the leather and boards, edge and corner wear, scuffing, areas of leather loss along the spine and edges, foxing, toning, and some staining to pages. The book remains attractive, displayable, and full of period character.
A great addition for collectors of antique books, early 19th-century literature, decorative bindings, English humour, theatre history, George Colman, and individual replacement volumes from The Percy Anecdotes.
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