Description
Early 19th-century volume from The Percy Anecdotes, Original and Select, featuring Vol. XIX: Fashion; Pastime. Published in London for J. Cumberland, 19 Ludgate Hill, 1826, this antique volume comes from the 20-volume Percy Anecdotes series issued under the names Sholto and Reuben Percy.
This is one of the more visually appealing and collectible subject volumes from the set, combining Georgian and Regency-era fashion, aristocratic society, leisure, amusement, and sporting history. The Fashion section includes engraved title/frontispiece material connected to the Marchioness of Stafford, while the Pastime section includes engraved title/frontispiece material with an archery and sporting theme.
Bound in period half leather with marbled boards, gilt spine decoration, and red leather spine labels, the book has excellent antique shelf presence. The separate T. Boys title/frontispiece pages dated 1823 reflect the original part-publication history of The Percy Anecdotes.
Highlights:
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Vol. XIX of The Percy Anecdotes: Fashion; Pastime
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Published by J. Cumberland, London, 1826
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Decorative half-leather binding with marbled boards
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Gilt spine detail with red leather title labels
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Includes engraved title/frontispiece material
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Fashion section connected to the Marchioness of Stafford
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Pastime section includes archery/sporting-themed engraved material
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Strong appeal for collectors of fashion history, Georgian society, Regency-era culture, sporting history, and decorative antique 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 age-related staining to some pages. The book remains attractive, displayable, and full of period character.
A great addition for collectors of antique books, decorative leather bindings, fashion history, Georgian and Regency social history, archery and sporting history, and individual volumes from The Percy Anecdotes.
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