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CRUIKSHANK, ROBERT, CRUIKSHANK'S HUMOROUS ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE UNKNOWN TONGUE & MONSIEUR.
1833. Paperback. CRUIKSHANK, Robert. [Illustrations from] CRUIKSHANK'S HUMOROUS ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE UNKNOWN TONGUE! OR, A PEEP AT THE RELIGIOUS IMPOSTERS OF 1832 AND 1833. London: William Strange,.; George Cowie,.; and G. Purkess,., n.d. [1832-33?]. A suite of illustrations only, no text. Parts I.-V., issued in four wrappered parts, with parts IV. & V. being a double issue. Original pale yellow wrappers bound-in. 9 plates + 4 different vignette illustrations, one for each part. The vignette illustration for each part is printed on the title-page and repeated again on the front wrap. Bound with: MONSIEUR TONSON. By John Taylor, Esq. Illustrated by Robert Cruikshank. London: Marsh and Miller, et al., 1830. 7 plates. iv,[5]-19 pp., + [3] adv. pp. 12mo., three- quarter calf, marbled boards, matching endpapers, t.e.g. The binding is rubbed, and soot- and dust-soiled along back and top-edge, but bright and fresh within. Quite scarce.
Offered for US$ 425.00 by: Boston Book Company - Book number: 75985