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Whims and oddities, in prose and verse : with forty original designs

Title
Whims and oddities, in prose and verse : with forty original designs / by Thomas Hood.
Author
Hood, Thomas, 1799-1845.
Publication
London : Lupton Relfe, 1828.

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TextPermit needed Berg Coll 92-1aSchwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320

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Description
xiv, 156 p., [40] leaves of plates : ill.; 21 cm.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Humorous pictures.
Note
  • Chiefly in verse.
  • Illustrations: 42 prints : wood engraving, b&w ; chiefly full-page (image ca. 8 x 7 cm. or smaller). Two signed in medium: W and E W respectively.
  • Binding: Publisher's quarter green cloth and pink paper boards, with printed label on spine.
Indexed In (note)
  • Gilmour, J.S.L. Hood (Some uncollected authors VII). (Book collector, 4 (1955): p. 239-[248])
Call Number
Berg Coll 92-1a
OCLC
NYPG92-B69902
Author
Hood, Thomas, 1799-1845.
Title
Whims and oddities, in prose and verse : with forty original designs / by Thomas Hood.
Imprint
London : Lupton Relfe, 1828.
Edition
3rd ed.
Indexed In:
Gilmour, J.S.L. Hood (Some uncollected authors VII). (Book collector, 4 (1955): p. 239-[248]), 3
Local Note
Berg Coll. copy imperfect: Lacks p. [i-iv] (half-title page and title page).
Tipped in on free front endpaper: Author's A.L.S. to unknown correspondent. [London, 183-?]. 1 p. on blue paper with "Fun Office" letterhead.
Accompanied by a sketchbook of 43 original drawings (cataloged separately as Berg Coll. 92-1b, under title: Whims and oddities : selection of the original drawings / by Thomas Hood. [1826?]).
Both the book and the sketchbook are enclosed in a red morocco pull-off case.
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Berg Coll 92-1a
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