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Chancellor, E. Beresford

The Lives of the Rakes

Chancellor, E. Beresford

The Lives of the Rakes [ 1924 ]

Description

Published: Philip Allan & Co., London, 1924.

In six volumes namely: Old Rowley (King Charles II); The Restoration Rakes; Col. Charteris and The Duke of Wharton; The Hell Fire Club; ‘Old Q’ and Barrymore; The Regency Rakes.

Handsome three quarter dark crimson morocco over cloth boards with gilt rule to leather and spines in six compartments between both raised banding enhanced with gilt and flat gilt rule the second and fourth with titles stamped direct and the remaining with decorative panel bearing split rule and floral corners; teg; unopened in part; 8vo.

A Limited Edition of three hundred copies printed on Fine Paper. Signed on the Limitation Page by the Author in ink. With half-titles, titles in crimson and black with engraved vignette, seven frontispieces and forty-two plates.

A handsome set in fine condition of this fascinating and well researched history of the notorious English rake.