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Hints to the bearers of walking sticks and umbrellas. Illustrated by six engravings.

Title
Hints to the bearers of walking sticks and umbrellas. Illustrated by six engravings.
Author
Duncan, John Shute, 1769-1844.
Publication
London : Printed for J. Murray, Fleet-Street; and J. Harding, St. James's Street; and A. Constable and Co., Edinburgh. 1808.

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  • Murray, John, 1778-1843.
  • Harding, J. (John).
  • Squire, Charles, printer.
  • Archibald Constable & Co. pbl
Description
32 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill.; 20 cm.
Subjects
Note
  • Printer's imprint: "Squire, Printer, Furnival's-Inn-Court, Holbourn."
  • Illustrations: Etched frontispiece, "In recto decus," depicting a gentleman with a walking stick; and five additional plate etchings, including "A twirler -- a fencer"; "A trailer -- Arguers"; "Unicorns -- a Parthian putting out the eye of a blind fiddler"; "A striker -- a Shield-bearer -- A Turnstile"; "Inverters -- A Sky striker -- A Mud-scooper"; and four small engraved diagram illustrations throughout the text, within the text block.
Call Number
Pforz (Duncan, J. S. Hints to the bearers of walking sticks and umbrellas)
OCLC
35335624
Author
Duncan, John Shute, 1769-1844.
Title
Hints to the bearers of walking sticks and umbrellas. Illustrated by six engravings.
Imprint
London : Printed for J. Murray, Fleet-Street; and J. Harding, St. James's Street; and A. Constable and Co., Edinburgh. 1808.
Edition
Second edition.
Local Note
Pforzheimer copy: With the bookplate of John Shipdem. -- Bound together with E. Quillinan's Ball room votaries (London: Colburn, 1810). -- Bound in contemporary half calf with marbled boards, black spine label with gilt spine titling.
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Murray, John, 1778-1843. Publisher
Harding, J. (John). Publisher
Archibald Constable & Co. Publisher
Squire, Charles, printer. Printer
Shipdem, John. Former owner
Research Call Number
Pforz (Duncan, J. S. Hints to the bearers of walking sticks and umbrellas)
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