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The life of Sir John Falstaff / illustrated by George Cruikshank ; with a biography of the knight from authentic sources by Robert B. Brough.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR2993.F2 B76 1858
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brough, Robert B. (Robert Barnabas), 1828-1860.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters--Falstaff.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Genre:
- Fine bindings.
- Fiction.
- Penn Provenance:
- Rodebaugh, Grace H., Estate of (donor)
- Clauson, H. P. (autograph)
- Physical Description:
- xx, 196 pages, 20 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1858.
- Notes:
- "The plan of this work [is] ... to illustrate the life of Sir John Falstaff exclusively from the most striking passages in his career, as invented by Shakespeare"--P. xiii.
- Originally issued in 10 parts from April 1857 to April 1858.
- Local Notes:
- Bound by Riviere & Son in full red morocco with gold-tooled triple-fillet panel with corner floral emblems and double-fillet border; five raised bands with gold-tooled floral designs in four panels and author and title stamped in two panels; gold-tooled turn-ins; edges ruled with double fillet; top edge gilt; double headbands.
- Cited in:
- Cohn, A.M. George Cruikshank, 96
- OCLC:
- 502795
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