The Royal Punch & Judy Show as played before the Queen at Windsor Castle & the Crystal Palace. Dean & Son’s moveable book. Price 2/s.
Dean, Thomas
Price: $750.00
Book Id: 86751
Description
FREE domestic or international shipping with direct order. **London: Thomas Dean & Son, [1857–1865?] All illustrations hand colored. 8 working pages with guard sheets between, as follows: Front cover printed in red, yellow, green, and black, mounted on stiffer paper / blank verso; guard sheet; works of the 1st plate, which faces the 2nd plate / works of the second plate. A similar pattern follows: guard sheet; 3rd plate on recto; guard sheet; 4th plate on recto; double guard sheets in the centerfold; 5th plate on the verso; guard sheet; 6th plate on the verso; guard sheet; 7th & 8th plates facing each other; guard sheet; rear cover with blank recto and advertisement on orange backing for “Little plays for little people,” by Miss Corner. About 28.8 x 18.3 cm. The suggested dates come from the address on the rear cover, 11, Ludgate Hill. Dean & Son were at that location between 1857 and 1865, according to Morgan Library research. Most of the individual titles on the rear cover seem to date from 1852 to 1861. Both covers badly chipped and the edges worn and torn, and two corners missing from the front. Some tabs have been repaired, but everything works except for the free arms of five drummers that have been locked in place, assuming that they ever did move. Color photocopies available upon request.
