Hardcover. Folio. P. F. Collier & Son. 1903. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. Later Printing. Bound in paper covered illustrated boards. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (stain present to the front and rear panel; board edges chipped and worn). Previous owner's name present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The Passing Parade" is a series of full illustrations of high society in various social situations. The opposite page has quotes by famous authors and poets which caption the action or situation of the drawings. Wenzell would go on later to do the illustrations for Wharton's "House of Mirth" (which is also currently up for auction). This is a marvelous book for collectors interested in late Victorian or Edwardian history and social life.

1903 The Passing Show A B Wenzell Victorian Edwardian Scenes of Domestic Life





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Up For Sale Today is

The Passing Show

Drawings by

A. B. Wenzell

Hardcover. Folio. P. F. Collier & Son. 1903. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. Later Printing.

Bound in paper covered illustrated boards. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (stain present to the front and rear panel; board edges chipped and worn). Previous owner's name present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid.

The Passing Parade" is a series of full illustrations of high society in various social situations. The opposite page has quotes by famous authors and poets which caption the action or situation of the drawings. Wenzell would go on later to do the illustrations for Wharton's "House of Mirth" (which is also currently up for auction).  This is a marvelous book for collectors interested in late Victorian or Edwardian history and social life.

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Book formats and corresponding sizes  
Name Abbreviations Leaves Pages Approximate cover size (width × height)  
inches cm  
folio 2º or fo 2 4 12 × 19 30.5 × 48  
quarto 4º or 4to 4 8 9½ × 12 24 × 30.5  
octavo 8º or 8vo 8 16 6 × 9 15 × 23  
duodecimo or twelvemo 12º or 12mo 12 24 5 × 7⅜ 12.5 × 19  
sextodecimo or sixteenmo 16º or 16mo 16 32 4 × 6¾ 10 × 17  
octodecimo or eighteenmo 18º or 18mo 18 36 4 × 6½ 10 × 16.5  
trigesimo-secundo or thirty-twomo 32º or 32mo 32 64 3½ × 5½ 9 × 14  
quadragesimo-octavo or forty-eightmo 48º or 48mo 48 96 2½ × 4 6.5 × 10  
sexagesimo-quarto or sixty-fourmo 64º or 64mo 64 128 2 × 3 5 × 7.5  
 

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