The Life of George Cruikshank. With numerous illustrations
- Original brown cloth, stamped in black and gilt
- London:: Chatto and Windus,, 1882
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