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Revelations of a Sly Parrot
John Bennett
1862
Ward & Lock : London
7" by 4.5"
viii, 312pp
SUMMARY
A scarce and humorous tale told from the perspective of a parrot, illustrated with fifty plates by John Leech.
First Edition,Illustrated
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The witty tale of a parrots adventures, as seen through his eyes.
Undated; dated from copies on Jisc.
Written by John Bennett, author of Tom Fox, or the Revelations of a Detective, Family Mysteries, Night and Day and Career as an Artful Dodger.
Containing fifty illustrations by John Leech. Leech (1817-1864) was a caricaturist and illustrator, know for his work published in humour magazine Punch. He was also the first illustrator of Dickens A Christmas Carol.
A scarce work.
CONDITION
In a full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; spine is a little cocked, with slight bumping to the extremities and head and tail of the spine. Ownership inscriptions to the front pastedown and endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound, with a touch of straining in places. Pages are occasionally spotted, but otherwise clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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