Description
Early 19th-century volume from The Percy Anecdotes, Original and Select, featuring Vol. XVIII: Industry; Commerce. 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 interesting subject volumes from the set, with strong appeal for collectors of industrial history, commerce, early business literature, social reform, and decorative antique bindings. The volume includes engraved title/frontispiece material, including a portrait of Robert Owen, the influential Welsh industrialist, social reformer, and founder of the New Lanark model community.
Bound in period half leather with marbled boards, gilt spine decoration, and red leather spine labels, the book has excellent early 19th-century shelf appeal. It also includes separate T. Boys title pages dated 1821 and 1823, reflecting the original multi-part publication history of The Percy Anecdotes.
Highlights:
* Vol. XVIII of The Percy Anecdotes: Industry; Commerce
* 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
* Features Robert Owen, a major figure in industrial and social reform history
* Strong subject appeal for collectors of commerce, industry, business history, and early 19th-century historical literature
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, decorative bindings, Industrial Revolution history, early commerce, Robert Owen, social reform, and individual replacement volumes from The Percy Anecdotes.
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