Author: George Cruikshank; Laman Blanchard [Ed.]
Title: George Cruikshank&Apos;S Omnibus Laman Blanchard
Description: London, Tilt and Bogue, 1842 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of George Cruikshank's illustrated omnibus, created entirely under the author's control, with no editorial restrictions. The first edition. Bound in a contemporary half calf with marbled boards. An entertaining omnibus of the works of important caricaturist George Cruikshank. This omnibus comprises of humorous articles, essays, and short stories.Cruikshank produced this work in order to have a creative outlet which was not restricted by an editor, so that he had complete control over his art.Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved preface page, twenty-one plates and numerous vignettes. Collated, complete. With the bookplate of R. C. Brook. Bound in a contemporary half calf with marbled boards. Externally, sound with slight rubbing to the extremities, spine and boards. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound, a little strained to the front of the work. Pages have the occasional handling mark and scattered spotting, heavier to the plates, causing slight discolouration. Collated, complete. Good . Ill.: George Cruikshank. Good .

Keywords: George Cruikshanks Laman Blanchard omnibus illustrated Laman Blanchard George Cruikshank


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