Whims and oddities, in prose and verse : with forty original designs

Title
  1. Whims and oddities, in prose and verse : with forty original designs / by Thomas Hood.
Published by
  1. London : Lupton Relfe, 1828.
Author
  1. Hood, Thomas, 1799-1845.

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Description
  1. xiv, 156 p., [40] leaves of plates : ill.; 21 cm.
Subject
  1. English wit and humor, Pictorial
  2. Humorous poetry, English
  3. Humorous pictures
Genre/Form
  1. Humorous pictures.
Call number
  1. Berg Coll 92-1a
Note
  1. Chiefly in verse.
  2. Illustrations: 42 prints : wood engraving, b&w ; chiefly full-page (image ca. 8 x 7 cm. or smaller). Two signed in medium: W and E W respectively.
  3. Binding: Publisher's quarter green cloth and pink paper boards, with printed label on spine.
Indexed in (note)
  1. Gilmour, J.S.L. Hood (Some uncollected authors VII). (Book collector, 4 (1955): p. 239-[248])
Author
  1. Hood, Thomas, 1799-1845.
Title
  1. Whims and oddities, in prose and verse : with forty original designs / by Thomas Hood.
Imprint
  1. London : Lupton Relfe, 1828.
Edition
  1. 3rd ed.
Indexed in:
  1. Gilmour, J.S.L. Hood (Some uncollected authors VII). (Book collector, 4 (1955): p. 239-[248]), 3
Local note
  1. Berg Coll. copy imperfect: Lacks p. [i-iv] (half-title page and title page).
  2. Tipped in on free front endpaper: Author's A.L.S. to unknown correspondent. [London, 183-?]. 1 p. on blue paper with "Fun Office" letterhead.
  3. Accompanied by a sketchbook of 43 original drawings (cataloged separately as Berg Coll. 92-1b, under title: Whims and oddities : selection of the original drawings / by Thomas Hood. [1826?]).
  4. Both the book and the sketchbook are enclosed in a red morocco pull-off case.
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Research call number
  1. Berg Coll 92-1a
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