George Cruikshank's Omnibus
London: Tilt and Bogue, 1842. George Cruikshank. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [7], vi, [3], 2-300, [2] pp. Contemporary brown polished calf, the spine in six compartments with a green morocco label lettered in gilt with the spine showing gilt tooling and decoration, twin gold fillets frame the boards, elaborately gilt turn-ins; beautiful marbled endpapers and pastedowns, all edges gilt. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, portrait of George Cruikshank, and twenty additional plates along with numerous in-text wood cuts by George Cruikshank. A collection of comic essays, short stories, poems, and social satire intended as a vehicle for presenting Cruikshank's work independent of any outside editiorial restrictions. Very Good. Item #000017620
Very Good with rubbing to the joints which are ever so slightly starting (but holding strong), light wear and rubbing to the spine and the edges of the boards.
Price: $175.00