The Book of Wonderful Characters: Memoirs and Anecdotes of Remarkable and Eccentric Persons in All Ages and Countries
Henry Wilson
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Paperback. A collection of early nineteenth-century biographical sketches of 'eccentric' characters, with illustrations, reprinted in 1869. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge. Num Pages: 538 pages, 60 b/w illus. 1 colour illus. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
Printmaker James Caulfield (1764–1826) spent much of his career publishing illustrated books about 'remarkable persons'. He began his first series around 1788 and continued it sporadically from 1790 to 1795, with books on a similar theme continuing to appear in the first decades of the nineteenth century. More than forty years after his death, this collection of biographies (produced in collaboration with Henry Wilson (fl. 1820–30)) was republished in 1869. The edition's introduction explains that the renewed interest in these characters comes from the fact that 'we have nearly lost all, and are daily losing what little remains of, our ... Read more
Printmaker James Caulfield (1764–1826) spent much of his career publishing illustrated books about 'remarkable persons'. He began his first series around 1788 and continued it sporadically from 1790 to 1795, with books on a similar theme continuing to appear in the first decades of the nineteenth century. More than forty years after his death, this collection of biographies (produced in collaboration with Henry Wilson (fl. 1820–30)) was republished in 1869. The edition's introduction explains that the renewed interest in these characters comes from the fact that 'we have nearly lost all, and are daily losing what little remains of, our ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
538
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
Number of Pages
538
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781108044400
SKU
V9781108044400
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