The Life of George Cruikshank. With numerous illustrations

  • Original brown cloth, stamped in black and gilt
  • London:: Chatto and Windus,, 1882
By Jerrold, Blanchard

London: Chatto and Windus, 1882 First edition of the first full-length study of George Cruikshank. Original brown cloth, stamped in black and gilt. Two volumes, octavo. . Over eighty illustrations by Cruikshank, including plates, and text illustrations of various sizes. Dedicated to Gustave Doré. Corners lightly bumped. A very good, bright set. William Blanchard Jerrold (1826-1884), the son of Douglas Jerrold, was a journalist. He contributed to Douglas Jerrold's Weekly Newspaper and Lloyd's Weekly, and collaborated with Doré in Paris. He published a Life of Napoleon III, with the help of the empress, and a life of his father.

Details

Title

The Life of George Cruikshank. With numerous illustrations

Author

Jerrold, Blanchard

Binding

Original brown cloth, stamped in black and gilt

Condition

Unknown

Publisher

Chatto and Windus,: London:

Date

1882

Edition

First edition of the first full-length study of George Cruikshan

Size

Two volumes, octavo.

Pages

xvi, 284; viii, 280 pp


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