Author: [George Cruikshank, illustrations]
Title: The Comic Almanack: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humorous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities (First and Second Series)
Description: London, John Camden Hotten/Chatto & Windus, 1853. Leather. 2 vols. 388p; 428p. FINE LEATHER BINDINGS. A set of two hardcover books bound in 3/4 red leather with red cloth boards. Both spines have five raised bands with simple gilt embellishments, and the top edges are gilt-trimmed. The tips of the free endpapers are tanned. Light foxing on the plates and the pages adjacent to the. Otherwise, text unmarked and binding secure in both volumes. Only the barest signs of chafing along the edges of the leather. Collectible-quality condition! Includes the first series (1835-1843) and second series (1844-1853). Illustrated with black and white plates by George Cruikshank and other artists; some of the plates are foldouts. .

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