first edition Full Leather
1840 · London
by [William Makepeace Thackeray] | George Cruikshank (Illustrator)
London: Henry Hooper, 1840. First Hardcover Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. The Genius of George Cruikshank by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in the Westminster Review. The First Hardcover Edition, with 17 engraved plates by the artist. From the library of West Virginian coal and lumber industrialist, J. G. Bradley, with a personal inscription to him on the front flyleaf. Red polished calf, with raised bands; lettering and decoration stamped in gilt. Triple rules with stops stamped in gilt at the perimeters of the boards; dentelles; top edge gilt. Original green cloth spine and cover bound in at the rear. A Very Good Copy. Very Good binding.
(Inventory #: 284069)