The author of fifty years' recollections of an old bookseller, Portrait of bookseller William West, print, printmaker: Samuel West, printer (person): Unkles & Klasen, Cork, publisher: William West, 1835 - 1837, Samuel West, Unkles & Klasen, William West, printmaker, printer (person), publisher, paper, lithography, height 178 mm x width 121 mm, The print was also used as an illustration in: West, William. Fifty years' recollections of an old bookseller. Cork, 1835. This edition was self-published by the author. A reissue appeared in London in 1837., Person, book-shop, bookseller, A monochrome pencil portrait of a man shown in profile facing left, with wavy hair and a high forehead, wearing a high-collared shirt and cravat beneath a waistcoat and coat; the drawing shows detailed shading on the face and clothing, with lighter sketching around the shoulders and a faint rectangular border framing the portrait on a light textured background.
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The author of fifty years' recollections of an old bookseller, Portrait of bookseller William West, print, printmaker: Samuel West, printer (person): Unkles & Klasen, Cork, publisher: William West, 1835 - 1837, Samuel West, Unkles & Klasen, William West, printmaker, printer (person), publisher, paper, lithography, height 178 mm x width 121 mm, The print was also used as an illustration in: West, William. Fifty years' recollections of an old bookseller. Cork, 1835. This edition was self-published by the author. A reissue appeared in London in 1837., Person, book-shop, bookseller, A monochrome pencil portrait of a man shown in profile facing left, with wavy hair and a high forehead, wearing a high-collared shirt and cravat beneath a waistcoat and coat; the drawing shows detailed shading on the face and clothing, with lighter sketching around the shoulders and a faint rectangular border framing the portrait on a light textured background.

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author fifty years recollections old bookseller Portrait bookseller William West print printmaker Samuel West printer person Unkles & Klasen Cork publisher William West 1835 - 1837 paper lithography height 178 mm x width 121 mm was also illustration in West William Fifty years 1835 edition self-published reissue appeared London 1837 Person book-shop bookseller monochrome pencil portrait man shown profile facing left wavy hair high forehead wearing high-collared shirt cravat beneath waistcoat coat drawing detailed shading face clothing lighter sketching shoulders faint rectangular border framing portrait light textured background

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