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SMEDLEY, Francis Edward.
Cruikshank (ills)
Harry Coverdale's Courtship and all that came of it...
Illustrations are by the noted Victorian artist Hablot Knight Browne or 'Phiz.' Phiz frequently illustrated works by Charles Dickens. Harry Coverdale's Courtship (from 1855 onward) is one of the most famous works by Frank Smedley, an English novelist. This story is piquant and full of vigor, although its author couldn't live a life of adventures. He was born with deformed feet, which impaired his mobility. Yet, such a lifestyle empowered him to develop bright imagination that helped construct impressive storylines and put his characters into fascinating settings and adventures.
- Published
- London: George Routledge & Sons, [1870's]
- Plates
- 30
- Binding/Size
- S=8vo
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: George Routledge & Sons, [1870's]
- Ref
- 643
Octavo. Early 20th-century red half morocco by Zaehnsdorf spines lettered gilt compartments ruled in gilt raised bands marbled sides and endpapers top edge gilt others uncut. Frontispiece extra engraved title and 30 plates by 'Phiz' all hand-coloured. Minor wear to binding otherwise fine copy. Reprint with coloured plates of Smedley's third book, first published in book form in 1854. Coloured plates in order: 1. Frontispiece. A "Cut" not like soon to be healed. 2. Title page. A promising Four-year-old. 3. A specimen of Harry's "quiet movement." 4. Unaccountable behaviour of Aunt Sally! 5. A fencing Lesson. 6. For the last time! 7. Harry's quiet manner of taking "the shy" out of him! 8. Pater-Familias shews his teeth. 9. Harry's first appearance as Romeo. 10. Getting up the Steam! 11. Wife-breaking ! -- (Theory). 12. Wife-breaking ! -- (Practice). 13. The Crime. 14. The Capture. 15. Alice's debut as Lady Bountiful. 16. High Art. 17. L'Inferno. 18. Paradise! 19. A pleasant sight for a Husband. 20. An agreeable prospect for a Wife. 21. Mistrust. 22. Spitting a Spy. 23. That dreadful leg of Mutton! 24. Rejected Addresses. 25. The Wife's secret! 26. A Clencher! 27. Starting from the Pandemonium. 28. A foul stroke. 29. The tender mercies of the Wicked. 30. Hope deferred.
