Hardcover
1830 · London
by Cruikshank, George (Illustrator)
London: Vizetelly, Branston & Co, 1830. Second edition. Hardcover. Half green morocco and boards. Very good. 432 pages. Fifty-one woodcuts, of which eight are full-page. COHN 144. From the late 1820's through the 1830's, Cruikshank worked at a feverish pace with both the graver and the needle. In many of his designs during these years wood-engraving was substituted for etching. Clean copy save for first few inital leaves including title page which are foxed. Backstrip extremity worn at head, rubbed at foot. (Inventory #: 706)