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Peeps at life; and studies in my cell

Title
Peeps at life; and studies in my cell / By the London Hermit, author of "Songs of singularity," &c., with two illustrations by George Cruikshank, and numerous vignette initials.
Author
Parke, Walter.
Publication
London : Simpkin, Marshall & Co., Stationers' Hall Court, [1875?]

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Additional Authors
  • Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878
  • Bolton, Thomas, active 1851-1893.
  • Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882.
  • Simpkin, Marshall and Co. pbl
  • Kelly and Co. prt
Description
xii, 242, [2] p. : ill.; 20 cm.
Subjects
Note
  • The London Hermit = Walter Park (cf. Halkett & Laing).
  • Printer's imprint : "London : Printed by Kelly and Co., 15, Gate Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields."
  • Publisher's advertisements : p. [243-4].
  • Illustrations : Frontispiece woodcut, "A Wild Ride with Herne the Hunter," by G. Cruikshank ; woodcut title vignette by T. Bolton after Cruikshank ; both illustrations dated 1875. Elaborate woodcut vignette initials, head- and tailpieces.
  • Dedication : "...to William Harrison Ainsworth, this volume is respectfully dedicated."
  • "The profits arising from the sale of this book will be devoted by the author to the Byron Memorial Fund" -- p. [viii].
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Contents
A family hermit; his manners and customs. -- The hermits of old. -- Reminsiscences of the Royal Pasteboard Theatre. -- On demonstrativeness. -- Pre-Raphaelites "on the wood" - an amateur criticism. -- A stroll with wombat. -- A sketch in pen and ink - taken from a window. -- The old school of romance. -- Living upon nothing. -- The mysteries of literary speculation. -- "Manfred;" - poem and drama. -- A day with Herne the hunter (Part I. The castle). -- A day with Herne the hunter (Part II. The forest). -- Novels of "gentility." -- "Ethereal cusses." -- The triumph of commonplace. -- Conventionality on the stage. -- The physiology of "penny awfuls." -- A monument to Byron. -- The morality of "Don Juan." -- Mrs. Shaddockon on Jamaica. -- On love in fiction. -- Keats and his poetry. -- Scattered thoughts.
Call Number
Pforz (Parke, W. Peeps at life)
LCCN
64058723
OCLC
14047946
Author
Parke, Walter.
Title
Peeps at life; and studies in my cell / By the London Hermit, author of "Songs of singularity," &c., with two illustrations by George Cruikshank, and numerous vignette initials.
Imprint
London : Simpkin, Marshall & Co., Stationers' Hall Court, [1875?]
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Local Note
Pforzheimer copy : "F. G. Palmer / 6 Carlisle St. / Soho W. / London" (in ink on half title) ; with a note in pencil on p. 32. -- Original publisher's gilt-lettered green cloth.
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Added Author
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, ill.
Bolton, Thomas, active 1851-1893. Engraver
Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882. Dedicatee
Simpkin, Marshall and Co. Publisher
Kelly and Co. Printer
Palmer, F. Grove (Fred Grove), 1851-1927. Former owner
Research Call Number
Pforz (Parke, W. Peeps at life)
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