William Hogarth book for sale at Second Story Books

While the book dates from 1774, the binding is much later as this type was introduced in the 1880s and went into the 20th century.

Hogarth, William; Ireland, Samuel

[KELLIEGRAM BINDING] GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS OF HOGARTH, FROM PICTURES, DRAWINGS, AND SCARCE PRINTS

London: R. Faulder, New Bond Street; And J. Egerton, Whitehall, 1794. Quarto, xvi, 183 pages, VG; beautifully bound in an elaborate full morocco-gilt Kelliegram binding, featuring an eight-color morocco inlaid cover portrait to the front board and a seven-color morocco inlaid cover portrait to the rear; rebacked with spine preserved; mild bumping to corners, slight rubbing to spine; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt; gilt Kelliegram signature stamped to the rear board's lower turn-in;

With 57 plates, some aquatint, one folding; The front inlay is Count Viviani, from plate 3, page 34, the rear inlay is from plate 1 page 25.;

Consignment; shelved case 3.

9-442-1316438

Shelved Dupont Bookstore

Price: $2,500

NOTES

William Hogarth (1697-1764) was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist. His work ranged from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects", perhaps best known being his moral series A Harlot's Progress, A Rake's Progress and Marriage A-la-Mode. Knowledge of his work is so pervasive that satirical political illustrations in this style are often referred to as "Hogarthian". [wikipedia]