CRUIKSHANK, Robert; TAYLOR, John

Monsieur Tonson

London: Alfred Miller, 1830. The Tale of a Gentleman Wag by 'The Water Poet' Illustrated by Robert Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, Robert. TAYLOR, John. Monsieur Tonson. By John Taylor. Illustrated by Robert Cruikshank. Second edition. London: Alfred Miller, 1830. Second edition with illustrations by Robert Cruikshank. Small octavo (6 1/4 x 3 15/16 inches; 159 x 100 mm.). Frontispiece of 'Tom King', [i-iii]-iv, [5]-19, [3, advertisements] pp. Eight wood-engraved illustrations by Robert Cruikshank including the frontispiece and a small cul-de-lampe at the end of the text. With the original yellow paper wrappers printed in black at front and rear. Bound ca. 1890 in full red calf, covers with double-rule gilt borders, smooth spine decoratively tooled in gilt, black morocco label lettered horizontally in gilt, decorative gilt turn-ins, red silk liners and endleaves, top edge gilt, others uncut. An excellent copy. "A second edition was issued in the same year (1830), but with the imprint "Alfred Miller," and in yellow paper wrappers." (Cohn). Originally published in 1808, this astonishing poem, tells of how a Mr Tom King, a gentleman wag, knocks at the door of a Frenchman [Monsieur Bellouvrage]. The man answers the door courteously to find that King wants to know if a Mr Thompson lives there. No 'Monsieur Tonson' lives there replies the Frenchman. But King is back next night, and the following four nights after that, making the same enquiry, and bringing friends to share the 'joke' with. Though scrupulously polite at first, the little Frenchman becomes increasingly angry until he attempt, but fails, to throw a pail of water on King's head. At last, the Frenchman and his wife are forced to move out. King then goes abroad for some years. When he returns, he repeats his trick. Robert Cruikshank, sometimes known as Isaac Robert Cruikshank (1789-1856) was a caricaturist, illustrator and portrait miniaturist. He was born in Middlesex, where he and his brother George attended school in Edgware. Both brothers were interested in the theatre, and performed in dramas they had written themselves with their friend Edmund Kean. Isaac joined the Loyal North Britons, a volunteer military unit, rising to the rank of sergeant when the volunteers turned out in 1803. During adolescence both brothers attended boxing and fencing matches, cock-fights, and numerous tavern contests. Cruikshank gained a midshipman's commission in the East India Company's ship Perseverance. Midshipman Cruikshank did not get on with his captain, and returning on his maiden voyage he was deliberately left behind on St. Helena. He arrived back in London in 1806 and shocked his family who were in mourning having been told that he was dead. In the late 1820s Robert Cruikshank illustrated a number of notable books that were often sequels to previous successes to which he and his brother George had contributed. For example, George Cruikshank illustrated Points of Humour and Robert Cruikshank illustrated Points of Misery. The brothers collaborated on a series of 'London Characters' in 1827. Amongst his other illustrations are some notable ones for Miguel de Cervantes' classic novel, Don Quixote de la Mancha. John Taylor (1578-1653) was an English poet who dubbed himself "The Water Poet". He achieved notoriety by a series of eccentric journeys: for example, he traveled from London to Queenborough in a paper boat with two stockfish tied to canes for oars, described in "The Praise of Hemp-Seed". Cohn, 783 (second edition). .

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CRUIKSHANK, George; MERLE, William Henry

Odds and Ends in Prose and Verse

London: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831. A collection of poems and short stories, full of humor Thirteen illustrations by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. MERLE, William Henry. Odds and Ends. In Prose and Verse. By William Henry Merle, Esq. Illustrated by George Cruikshank from designs by the author. London: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831. First edition. Small octavo (7 5/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 194 x 121 mm.). [viii], [1-3], 4-6, 9-146, [2] pp. Twelve woodcut and one etched illustration including seven full-page. Bound without the half-title and 12 pages of advertisements. Three quarter dark green morocco over marbled boards ruled in gilt, spine with five raised bands decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Joints cracked but holding. In one of the vignettes, we see a cat, looking melancholy, refusing the dish offered to her by her mistress; around her neck hangs a medallion with the portrait of a pig and, in front of her, an open book reads: Bacon's works.. The image illustrates a poem recounting The Loves of a Pig and a Cat. William Henry Merle (1791-1878) alias Bird. Author, Journalist and amateur draughtsman, he supplied sketches for prints to George Cruikshank. He signed his drawings with the pseudonym "A Bird.

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CRUIKSHANK, George; MERLE, William Henry

Odds and Ends. In Prose and Verse

London: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831. A collection of poems and short stories, full of humor Thirteen illustrations by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. MERLE, William Henry. Odds and Ends. In Prose and Verse. By William Henry Merle, Esq. Illustrated by George Cruikshank from designs by the author. London: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831. First edition. Small octavo (7 5/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 194 x 121 mm.). [viii], [1-3], 4-6, 9-146, [2] pp. Twelve woodcut and one etched illustration including seven full-page. Bound without the half-title and 12 pages of advertisements. Publisher's dark green pebbled cloth, spine with printed paper label. A very good copy from the celebrated library of Estelle Doheny with her oval bookplate on front paste-down. In one of the vignettes, we see a cat, looking melancholy, refusing the dish offered to her by her mistress; around her neck hangs a medallion with the portrait of a pig and, in front of her, an open book reads: Bacon's works.. The image illustrates a poem recounting The Loves of a Pig and a Cat. William Henry Merle (1791-1878) alias Bird. Author, Journalist and amateur draughtsman, he supplied sketches for prints to George Cruikshank. He signed his drawings with the pseudonym "A Bird.

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CRUIKSHANK, George; HARCOURT, John

Original Jests

London: Cowie and Strange, 1827. The William Hartmann Woodin Copy Together with an India Paper Proof Before Letters, of the George Cruikshank Frontispiece CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. HARCOURT , John. John Harcourt's Original Jests. London: Cowie and Strange, 1827. First edition adorned with an engraved frontispiece by George Cruikshank and a woodcut vignette of the same on the cover. Together with an India paper proof, before letters, tipped onto a larger sheet with a blue outline border. Twelvemo Chapbook (5 3/8 x 3 1/2 inches; 138 x 89 mm.). Etched frontispiece, [1]-54 pp. Publisher's stiff paper printed wrappers. Spine worn, covers loose, front cover with some rubbing to print. Housed in a blue buckram clamshell case with red morocco labels lettered in gilt on front cover and spine. Bookplate of William Hartmann Woodin on inside top cover of case A fun little chapbook of jests, the cover bears the title: "The Shilling Comic Annual a Collection of All the Short, Good Things, which Have, Might, Could, Would, Should or Ought to Have Been Said by the Wise & Witty of All Ages and Countries for the Expansion of the Understanding.. Published by William Cruikshank". Cohn, 383; Not in Patten. .

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CRUIKSHANK, George; CRUIKSHANK, Robert

Poetical Effusions, from Celebrated Authors

[London] : Allan Bell and Co., 1836. Four Stories - Fifty Seven Woodcut Illustrations by George & Robert Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George. CRUIKSHANK, Robert. Poetical Effusions, from Celebrated Authors. Illustrated with fifty-six engravings from original drawings, by Cruikshank. London: Allan Bell and Co. 1836. First edition. Small octavo (7 1/8 x 4 1/2 inches; 181 x 114 mm.). 72 pp. Fifty-seven Title-page printed in red and black. Title-page and all illustrations surrounded by a decorative lilac border. Contemporary quarter dark green pebble-grain morocco over marbled boards ruled in gilt. spine with four raised bands ruled and lettered in gilt, yellow coated endpapers. Some light foxing to preliminary blank leaves otherwise a near fine example. "Fifty-six woodcut illustrations** (some of them are by R.V.), printed within ornamental borders. This is a scarce little book to find in good state. The woodcuts are the same as those in Nield's Juvenile Musical Library (No. 601." (Cohn, pp. 187-188). ** Cohn calls for fifty-six woodcut illustrations - in fact there are fifty-seven (DJB). A delightful collection of light verse, illustrated throughout with engravings by George & Robert Cruikshank. The four poems: An Elegy on The Glory of her Sex, Mrs Mary Blaize by Oliver Goldsmith. The Fakenham Ghost by Robert Bloomfield. The History of John Gilpin, showing how he went further than he intended, and came safe home again by William Cowper. The Hermit: A Ballad by Oliver Goldsmith. Cohn 658. .

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CRUIKSHANK, George; FISHER, J.B.

Poetical Rhapsodies

London: William Sams, 1818. To pensive minds, superior truths belong" With a Fine Engraved Frontispiece by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. FISHER, J.B. Poetical Rhapsodies. London, printed for the Author, and published by William Sams, 1818. First edition. Crown octavo (6 5/8 x 4 inches; 168 x 101 mm.). [iii-v], vi-vii, [viii-xvi], [1]-144 pp. Engraved frontispiece "Fidelity" engraved by A. Smith after George Cruikshank. Bound without the half-title. Frontispiece offset onto title-page, 'contents' leaf re-inserted on a stub, a few light marginal stains otherwise an excellent example. Contemporary quarter dark green scored calf over drab boards, smooth spine. Chemised in a quarter dark green morocco over green cloth boards slipcase, spine with five raised bands decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments gilt lettering on spine a little dull. Front joint cracked but sound. An excellent copy. We have been unable to find any biographical information on J.B. Fisher. He describes himself in this work as a 'comedian', and is known to have published plays, poems, and a novel. (Cohn, 318). .

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CRUIKSHANK, Robert; WESTMACOTT, Charles

Points of Misery; or Fables for Mankind

London: Sherwood, Jones and Co., 1823. Twenty Woodcut Illustrations by Robert Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, Robert, illustrator. WESTMACOTT, Charles. Points of Misery; or Fables for Mankind: Prose and Verse, chiefly original, by Charles Westmacott. Illustrated with Twenty Designs, by Robert Cruikshank. London, Sherwood, Jones and Co. 1823. First edition. Octavo (9 1/2 x 6 inches; 242 x 153 mm.). [viii], [1-3], 4-97, [1, blank] pp. Ten full-page woodcut illustrations bound at end and ten woodcut illustrations within the text. Some mainly marginal light foxing to plates. Contemporary quarter dark green hard-grain morocco over marbled boards, sine with five raised bands decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments, marbled endpapers , marbled edges. With the small pale green ticket of Booksellers Stassin et Xavier [Paris] on front pastedown. An excellent copy. This succession of satirical vignettes on the miseries of life is a counterpoint to the Points of humour illustrated by Robert's brother, George Cruikshank in 1823-24. Pages 99/100, "Correspondence relative to Points of Misery", are missing as in two of the four copies kept in the Houghton Library at Harvard (including that of the Widener collection), without anyone knowing why. These two pages are not illustrated. (Bates, p. 61). Isaac Robert Cruikshank, sometimes known as Robert Cruikshank (1789-1856), was a caricaturist, illustrator and portrait miniaturist, the less well-known brother of George Cruikshank, both sons of Isaac Cruikshank. Just like them, he holds importance as a pioneer in the history of comics for creating several cartoons which make use of narrative sequence and speech balloons. In the late 1820s, Cruikshank illustrated a number of notable books that were often sequels to previous successes to which he and his brother George had contributed. For example, George Cruikshank illustrated Points of Humour and Robert Cruikshank illustrated Points of Misery. Charles Molloy Westmacott (c. 1788-1868) was a British journalist and author, editor of The Age, the leading Sunday newspaper of the early 1830s. He sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Bernard Blackmantle. His best known book was "The English Spy". Because of his connections to the art world the book was illustrated by top artists of the day: Robert Cruikshank and Thomas Rowlandson. He was also the editor of the journal "Records of the Fine Arts.

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CRUIKSHANK, George; MOGRIDGE, George

Sergeant Bell, and His Raree-Show

London: Printed for Thomas Tegg, 1839. Sergeant Bell's 'Peep-Show' CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. [MOGRIDGE (George)]. Sergeant Bell, and his Raree-Show. Embellished with wood cuts by Cruikshanks [sic], Thompson, Williams, etc. London, Printed for Thomas Tegg, 1839. First edition. Small square octavo (5 3/16 x 4 inches; 132 x 101 mm.). [viii], [1]-447, [1, advertisements] pp. Numerous woodcut illustrations in the text, of which the frontispiece, vignette title, and some of the woodcuts are after George Cruikshank. Bound ca. by Root of London (stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in). Full red morocco, covers triple-ruled in gilt with corner gilt fleurons, spine with five raised bands elaborately decorated and lettered in gilt in compartments, gilt ruled board edges, decorative gilt turn-ins, cockerel-style end-papers, all edges gilt. With the small oval bookplate of Adrian W. Flühmann on front paste-down. Original gilt decorated brown cloth covers and spine bound in at end. A fine copy. The narrative of this little adventure book is in the words of the inimitable Sergeant Bell, a veteran Raree-rhowman from Taunton. He addresses the reader through a series of eight "exhibitions" that depict the historical and the unusual. The various exhibitions include such things as "Bonaparte's Battle of the Pyramids", "The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius", "The Spanish Armada", "The Falls of Niagara", "The Elephant Hunt", "The Great Temple at Carnac", "The Battle of Hastings", "The Battle of Waterloo", "The Great Fire of London", "Ascent of a Balloon", "A Kangaroo Hunt", "Ruins at Stonehenge", and many more adventures. A time attributed to Dickens, who had the idea, the work was written by George Mogridge (1787-1854), alias "Old Humphrey". Charles Dickens had originally agreed to write this book at the request of the publisher. Negotiations were, however, canceled. As Eckel notes "This is the third of the books illustrated by George Cruikshank with which Dickens' name has been associated. There appears to be absolutely no reason for this connection. It was written by a man of the name of Mogridge." "I have placed this book under the name of George Mogridge, as I think it has now been clearly established that, although Dickens proposed to write the book, the idea fell through, and it was eventually written by Mogridge,"Old Humphrey." (Cohn, p. 168) Cohn 569; Patten II, p. 103. .

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CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator; ROSCOE, Thomas

Tales of Humour, Gallantry, & Romance

London: Printed for Charles Baldwyn, 1824. George Cruikshank's Own Copy Signed and Dated by Him on the Title-Page CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. [ROSCOE, Thomas]. [Italian Tales]. Tales of Humour, Gallantry, & Romance, Selected and Translated from the Italian. With Sixteen Illustrative Drawings by George Cruikshank. London: Printed for Charles Baldwyn, 1824. George Cruikshank's copy, signed "George Cruikshank 1824" at top of title-page. First edition, mixed issue. Octavo (7 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches; 199 x 123 mm.). viii, 253, [1, imprint], [8, advertisements] pp. Fifteen engraved plates and woodcut on title-page "The Pomegranate Seed". Publisher's quarter dark green canvas over red paper boards, spine with original printed paper label (worn), edges uncut. Front joint worn but sound, inner hinges expertly strengthened. With the engraved bookplate of William Hartmann Woodin on front paste-down and ink signature on front free end-paper. An excellent copy chemised in a quarter blue morocco slipcase. A complicated collation. According to Cohn the first issue has a plate to the tale "The Dead Rider" at p. 58, and no woodcut on the title page. Our copy has the second issue title page with the woodcut "The Pomegranate Seed" but it also has the plate "The Dead Rider" facing page 62. According to Cohn the first issue has a misprint at p. 32, line 10, the word "creditor" being used in mistake for "debtor". Our copy has the fist issue "creditor" According to Cohn there are seventeen illustrations including the woodcut on the title-page Our copy has sixteen illustrations including the woodcut on the title-page. Cohn, 444. .

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CRUIKSHANK, George; MAYHEW, Henry; MAYHEW, Augustus

Whom to Marry and How to Get Married!

London: David Bogue, 1848. 'Warnings about Men to Avoid when Searching for a Husband' Illustrated by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. MAYHEW, Henry & Augustus. Whom to Marry and How to get Married! or, The Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Husband. Edited by the brothers Mayhew. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. London, David Bogue, [1848]. First edition. Crown octavo (7 1/8 x 4 7/8 inches; 182 x 124 mm.). [viii], [1]-271, 1, blank] pp. Vignette glyphograph title-page. Twelve etched plates including frontispiece. Partially uncut, a few plates with light marginal foxing. Bound by Morrell ca. 1920 in full tan calf, covers with triple-rule borders, spine with five raised bands elaborately decorated in gilt in compartments, red and brown morocco labels lettered in gilt, decorative gilt board edges and turn-ins, top edge gilt, others uncut. A fine example, handsomely bound. First issued in six parts, with yellow wrappers (November 1847 to April 1848.. (Cohn, p.160). The Mayhew brothers Henry & Augustus, were both heavily involved in the production of Victorian satire; Henry, the elder, was in fact one of the founders of Punch magazine. That same style of sharp mockery shines through in the present work. The book is set in ten 'Offers' (chapters) and would appear to contain warnings about men to avoid when searching for a husband. "This was a lucky escape as a poor confiding girl ever had. If I had only married the handsome deceitful monster, I do verily believe I should have been reduced to the disgraceful state of having to darn my own clothes, or, what is much worse, having to nurse and take care of my own children.." (p. 145). Henry Mayhew (1812-1887) was an English journalist, playwright, and advocate of reform. He was one of the co-founders of the satirical magazine Punch in 1841, and was the magazine's joint editor, with Mark Lemon, in its early days. He is also known for his work as a social researcher, publishing an extensive series of newspaper articles in the Morning Chronicle that was later compiled into the book series London Labour and the London Poor (1861), a groundbreaking and influential survey of the city's poor. Augustus Septimus Mayhew (1826-1875) was an English journalist and author. He wrote in collaboration with his brother Henry such works as The Greatest Plague of Life, or the Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Servant (1847) and Whom to Marry and How to get Married! or, The Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Husband (1848), both illustrated by George Cruikshank. Cohn, 545; Patten II, p.268. .

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CRUIKSHANK, George; AINSWORTH, William Harrison

Windsor Castle [&] St. James's, or the Court of Queen Anne

London: Ainsworth Magazine, [1842-45]. Two First Editions from the Original Ainsworth Magazine Parts Windsor Castle & Saint James's, or the Court of Queen Anne Superbly bound by Tout of London including many of the Original Wrappers and Advertisements etc. CRUIKSHANK, George. AINSWORTH, William Harrison. Windsor Castle, An Historical Romance. Illustrated by Tony Johannot [and George Cruikshank] with designs on wood by W. Alfred Delamotte. [London: [Ainsworth Magazine], Hugh Cunningham, 1842-1843]. [&] Saint James's, or The Court of Queen Anne. An Historical Romance by W. Harrison Ainsworth, illustrated by George Cruikshank. London: John Mortimer, 1844. First appearance of these two Ainsworth Novels specially bound from various issues of the original Ainsworth Magazine, with specially composed title-pages including the title and the mention at the bottom: "As originally published 1842-3" & "As originally published 1845" Two octavo volumes (9 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches; 235 x 146 mm.). Windsor Castle. [i]-iv, [i]-iv, [79]-94, [269]-284, [365]-380, [475]-504, [5]-29, [1, blank], [95]-121, [1, blank], [189]-211, [1, blank], [283]-328, [377]-429, [1, blank], [471]-521, 1, blank] pp. Pictorial woodcut title, engraved portrait of Anne Bullen, four etched plates by Tony Johannot and fourteen etched plates by George Cruikshank, all with protective tissue-guards. Woodcut title-page and eighty-seven woodcut illustrations by W. Alfred Delamotte throughout the text. Included are five of the original front wrappers from the parts (IX, Oct 1842; X, Nov 1842; XII, Jan 1843; XV, Apr 1843 & XVII, June 1843); Seven contents leaves (Dec 1842; Jan -June 1843); Thirty-eight leaves of advertisements. Saint James's, or The Court of Queen Anne. [i]-iv, [i]-iv, [80]-521, [1, blank]; [1]-30, 93-120, 119*, 120*, 121-122, 187-217, [1, blank], 281-316, 375-403, [1, blank], 469-496, [1]-18, 95-108, 189-205, [1, blank], 439-468 (remaining text covered by paper), 551-558, [739, blank], 740-742 pp. Pictorial woodcut title, engraved portrait of Queen Anne (mounted on India paper), engraved portrait of W. Harrison Ainsworth and thirteen engraved plates by George Cruikshank. The first three-volume edition dated 1855 had only 9 of the 13 etched plates by George Cruikshank. (cf. Cohn, 21). Both volumes uniformly bound by Tout, (stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in of each volume) ca. 1900. Full red morocco, covers elaborately decorated in gilt, spines with five raised bands elaborately decorated and lettered in gilt in compartments, gilt-ruled board edges, elaborate gilt turn-ins, green watered silk liners and end-leaves, top edge gilt, others uncut. A very pretty set. William Harrison Ainsworth (1805-1882) was an English historical novelist born at King Street in Manchester. He trained as a lawyer, but the legal profession held no attraction for him. While completing his legal studies in London he met the publisher John Ebers, at that time manager of the King's Theatre, Haymarket. Ebers introduced Ainsworth to literary and dramatic circles, and to his daughter, who became Ainsworth's wife. Ainsworth briefly tried the publishing business, but soon gave it up and devoted himself to journalism and literature. His first success as a writer came with Rookwood in 1834, which features Dick Turpin as its leading character. A stream of thirty-nine novels followed, the last of which appeared in 1881. "Ainsworth hoped to start publishing Windsor Castle in his magazine by April, but he was delayed when his mother died on 15 March 1842. John Forster wrote to Ainsworth to offer assistance in writing the novel, but there is no evidence that Ainsworth accepted. The work was soon finished and started appearing in the magazine by July 1842, where it ran until June 1843. George Cruikshank, illustrator for The Miser's Daughter, took over as illustrator for Windsor Castle after the first one finished its run.. By the end of 1843, Ainsworth had sold his stake in Ainsworth's Magazine to John Mortimer while remaining as editor. The next work that Ainsworth included in his magazine was Saint James's or the Court of Queen Anne, An Historical Romance, which ran from January 1844 until December 1844." Saint James's, or The Court of Queen Anne was originally serially published in 1844. It describes the events surrounding the end of Queen Anne's reign and the dispute between the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough with two Tories for influence over the queen. While Ainsworth served as editor for his own magazine, Ainsworth's Magazine, he included many of his own works. Of these, Saint James's or the Court of Queen Anne, An Historical Romance ran from January 1844 until December 1844. It was also published as a three volume set in 1844 by John Mortimer. The work was illustrated by George Cruikshank, which marks the last time that Ainsworth and Cruikshank collaborated on a novel.. The Ainsworth's Magazine edition of St. James's included fourteen illustrations by Cruikshank. However, only seven appeared in the three-volume edition of the work. Two of the illustrations not carried over in the book edition were of Cruikshank's best depictions: one titled "The Double Duel" and another titled "Sergeant Scales's Drum". A rift developed between Cruikshank and Ainsworth, and St. James's was the last work of Ainsworth that Cruikshank illustrated. It is possible that the rift came as Ainsworth was giving up his ownership of the Ainsworth's Magazine, but the cause is unknown. It is also possible that the dropping of illustrations from the three volume edition was either a cause or an effect of the rift." (Wikipedia). .

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DARWIN, Charles; LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB; KREDEL, Fritz, illustrator; MONTAGU, Ashley (preface)

Descent of Man, the

Adelaide, South Australia: Printed for The Limited Editions Club, 1971. Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science." DARWIN, Charles. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. With a Preface by Ashley Montagu and Drawings by Fritz Kredel. Adelaide, South Australia: Printed for The Limited Editions Club, 1971. Limited to 1,500 copies signed by Fritz Kredel, this being no. 1201. Large quarto (10 11/16 x 7 7/8 inches; 272 x 201 mm.). 384 pp. Illustrated throughout with numerous black and white drawings, some of which are full-page. Publisher's quarter green Oasis morocco over natural 'wood veneer' paper boards, spine decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt. Minimal fading to spine, still a near fine copy in the publisher's matching slip-case. Charles Robert Darwin, (1809-1882) was an English naturalist and geologist, best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and in a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding. Darwin published his theory of evolution with compelling evidence in his 1859 book On the Origin of Species, overcoming scientific rejection of earlier concepts of transmutation of species. By the 1870s, the scientific community and much of the general public had accepted evolution as a fact. However, many favored competing explanations and it was not until the emergence of the modern evolutionary synthesis from the 1930s to the 1950s that a broad consensus developed in which natural selection was the basic mechanism of evolution. In modified form, Darwin's scientific discovery is the unifying theory of the life sciences, explaining the diversity of life. Darwin has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history. He was honored by burial in Westminster Abbey. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex was first published in 1871. It applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details Darwin's theory of sexual selection, a form of biological adaptation distinct from, yet interconnected with, natural selection. The book discusses many related issues, including evolutionary psychology, evolutionary ethics, differences between human races, differences between sexes, the dominant role of women in mate choice, and the relevance of the evolutionary theory to society. Fritz Kredel (1900-1973) was a German, later American artist and graphic designer. In his early years, he studied under Rudolf Koch at Offenbach School of Art and Design, and developed skills in woodcuts. Koch and Kredel collaborated on A Book of Signs (1923) and The Book of Flowers (1930). Following Koch's death in 1934, Kredel moved to Frankfurt, but in 1938 he fled Germany for political reasons with help from Melbert Cary. After emigrating to the United States that year, he taught at Cooper Union in New York and continued to work as an artist. He produced illustrations for over 400 books in German and English and received many awards and honors. Many of his originals are now housed at the Art Library at Yale University. Limited Editions Club Bibliography, 435. .

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Keywords: LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB KREDEL, Fritz, illustrator MONTAGU, Ashley (preface) Science and Technology Signed Limited Edition

DAUMIER, Honoré

Variétés Drolatiques [Bound with] Histoire Ancienne

Paris: Léopold Pannier et Cie. 1841. An Exceptionally Rare Daumier Album Seven Series Complete Containing Fifty Humorous Lithographs DAUMIER, Honoré, illustrator. Variétés Drolatiques. Vulgarités. - Les Musiciens de Paris. - Proverbes de famille. - Proverbes et Maximes. - La Peche. - La Journée du Celibataire. - Les Saltimbanques. 50 Planches. Paris: Léopold Pannier et Cie. [1841]. Vulgarités. 10 plates complete DR 905-914 Les Musiciens de Paris. 6 plates complete DR 919-924 Proverbes de famille. 2 plates complete DR 797-798 Proverbes et Maximes. 12 plates complete DR 803-814 La Peche. 7 plates complete DR 815-821 La Journée du Celibataire. 12 plates complete DR 607-618 Les Saltimbanques. 1 plate (of 2) DR 620 Total 50 plates complete. "Pannier published a separate album with the title "Variétés Drolatiques", par Daumier, Paris , 1 vol. in-4°, demi chagr. It contains the following complete series,sur blanc, bringing the total of prints to 50:Vulgarités, Musiciens de Paris, Proverbes de Famille, Proverbes et Maximes, La Pêche, Journée du Célibataire und Les Saltimbanques." This album can be considered rare." (Daumier Register). OCLC locates just three of the plates from Proverbes Maximes. Nos. 6, 9, and 11 (all at Washington University, OR, USA). We located just one copy at auction - sold between October 1898 and July 1899!!! The only plate that appears in the Armand Hammer Daumier collection is the second plate of La Peche (p.67) [Bound together with]: Exceedingly Rare Daumier Histoire Ancienne Complete with Fifty Superb Lithographs DAUMIER, Honoré. illustrator. PHILIPON, Charles. Histoire Ancienne. Paris: Chez Aubert, [1841-1843]. Folio (13 3/16 x 10 inches; 335 x 254 mm.). Fifty superb lithograph plates. Some intermittent, mainly marginal foxing. Together 100 fine lithograph plates containing two of Daumier's rarest suites, both complete. Contemporary quarter dark brown morocco over marbled boards, spine with four raised bands, ruled in blind and lettered in gilt, marbled end-papers. A near fine and complete example of two of Honoré Daumier's finest and rarest works. There is only one copy of Histoire Ancienne located in libraries and institutions worldwide (The Bibliotheque Nationale de France). "This series of 50 lithos on characters in ancient history and mythology appeared between 1841 and 1843. Daumier's irreverent satirizing of the sacred characters in Greek and Roman mythology contributed to the Romantic attack upon the Classical school in the continuing battle waged in the theater, literature and the arts. Philipon's contrived poems, as captions to the series, contain many veiled allusions to Louis-Philippe and individuals in his reign." Plate no. 22. "Le Baptême D'Achille.." (The baptism of Achilles; As one tempers a weapon of war, Thetis wishing to make a hero of her brat, dipped him in the Styx, as soon as he saw the light, which proves that a bath is good for all purposes. - On the Influence of Baths, poem by Mr. Vigier.) Deltail # 946. Plate no. 46. "La Mère des Gracques.." (The mother of the Gracchi: One day when a gay lady was shamelessly praising her jewels, which were worth a few cents, this Roman mother, showing her two young sons, the hope of the country, said, "Behold my only jewels!" - Plutarch.) Deltail # 970. This well-known story provided Daumier the chance to portray two typical Frenchwomen with typical unruly children. Deltail # 970. Plate no. 47. "Pygmalion.." (O triumph of the arts! What was your amazement, great sculptor, when you saw your marble come to life and, in a chaste and gentle manner, slowly bow down to ask you for a pinch of snuff. - Count Siméon.). Deltail # 971. (Charles F. Ramus, editor. Daumier 120 Great Lithographs) Histoire Ancienne is a series consisting of 50 numbered lithographs (DR. 925-974), which appeared in the Charivari between December 1841 and January 1843. Between December 1841 and January 1843, Honoré Daumier in the Charivari published a series devoted to ancient history: fifty plates to antique themes, seventeen of which illustrating the Iliad, the Odyssey and Telemachus of Fenelon. "Alone, without scientific mission, Daumier traveled Greece, drawing where a beautiful feeling attached him, crying where a touching tradition was waiting. Drawing day and night, he finally found the original Greek sense." says the satirical newspaper. The cartoonist wants to infuse "life, movement, privacy, anything that lacked" the Greek hero petrified by ancient sculpture. Some illustrations, comic relief, reminiscent of Greek tombstones Daumier modernized by the effects of perspective or shortcuts. For each board, a comment from a few to a "translation" of Homer crazy, "light poetry", underline the ironic look worn by Daumier on antiquity. "A quarrel between painters of the classic and romantic schools had fully flared up. Delacroix asked the "loaded" question: "Qui me délivrera des Grecs et des Romains?" (Who redeems us from the Greeks and Romans?). Daumier succeeded to answer it his own way by showing historic personalities such as Hercules, Pygmalion or Agamemnon in absurd situations. It was his method to put history into perspective. In December 1841, the Charivari announced the arrival of this series as follows: "We have sent Monsieur Daumier to Greece, alone and without any scientific support. He worked day and night to reveal the Greek soul of the past.. Daumier brings antiquity back to us". The lithographs of the series "Histoire Ancienne" were published between 1841 and 1843. Daumier was far ahead of his time when he started as one of the first to show how relative the importance of Greek and Roman Mythology can be in a modern world. The admirers of ancient history especially in Arts however were not dissipated easily. It would take another 15 years until Baudelaire in literature and Offenbach in music de-mystified the "old Greeks" and removed the centuries old dust from them." (The Daumier Registry) Deltail. Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre lithographées de Honoré Daumier, 925-974; Beraldi, Les Graveurs du XIX siècle, V, p. 126; Ramus, p. 126. .

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Book number: 04953

Catalogue: Illustrated Books

Keywords: Books in French Caricatures French Caricature

DORÉ, Gustave

Les Différents Publics de Paris

Paris: Au Bureau du Journal Amusant, [1854]. A Superb Copy Of One of the Master's Earliest Successes DORÉ, Gustave. Les Différents Publics de Paris. Paris: Au Bureau du Journal Amusant, [1854]. First edition. Oblong quarto (10 x 13 1/4 in; 254 x 335 mm.). Lithograph title and twenty original lithograph plates. Publisher's lithographed green boards, small piece (1 1/8 inch) missing from top of spine. Ink signature on front free end-paper. Some light foxing, heavier on preliminary leaves. A superb copy of the second 'collection' from the most popular and successful French book illustrator of the mid 19th century. "These twenty lithographs are studies of massed humanity, ranging from the audiences at the great Parisian theatres to the crowds at a wrestling match or a Punch and Judy show. Without exception they are striking in conception and fertile in detail. To compare Doré's version of the reader's room at the library [no. 14, and amongst Doré's celebrated] with Daumier's in Les bas bleus is to ask one's self what word is left for the first if the second is called a caricature. Yet each of Doré's scenes is based on close observation, and the album provides valuable testimony to the manners of the day" (Ray). One of Doré's earliest efforts with which he made his debut at age twenty-two, Les Différents Publics de Paris "scored an easy success..brilliant..masterly lithographed skits on Paris" (Gosling, p. 16, 38). An important volume, and a cornerstone to any collection of Doré. Beraldi Vl, 30. Leblanc, 90. Rahir, 404. Ray, 241. List of Plates: 1. Opéra Italien. 2. Comédie Francaise. 3. Opéra (la fosse aux lions). 4. Jardin Des Plantes. 5. Odéon. 6. Folies Nouvelles. 7. Seraphin. 8. Funambules. 9. Soirées Fantastiques de Robert Houdin 10. Le Theatre Guignol. 11. Cirque et Hippodrome. 12. Les Lutteurs. 13. Les Abonnés Au Canon Du Palais Royal. 14. La Bibliotheque (Salle de travail). 15. Les Joueurs De Boules. 16. Amphithéatre De L'Ecole De Médecine. 17. Cours D' Anatomie Comparée Au Jardin Des Plantes. 18. La Coulisse De La Bourse. 19. Justice De Paix Du 12me. Arrondissement. 20. Les Revues. .

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Book number: 03768

Catalogue: Illustrated Books

Keywords: Books in French Music Theater French Caricature

DOYLE, Arthur Conan; SAUBER, Robert, illustrator

Uncle Bernac

London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1897. I dare say that I had already read my uncle's letter a hundred times, and I am sure that I knew it by heart" DOYLE, A[rthur] Conan. Uncle Bernac. A Memory of the Empire. London: Smith, Elder, & Co. 1897. First English edition. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 inches; 191 x 127 mm.). x, 300, [8, publishers advertisements] pp. Monotone frontispiece (with tissue-guard) and eleven monotone plates by Robert Sauber. Three leaves with slightly creased corners, a few light marginal stains, otherwise very good. Publisher's red cloth, front cover blocked and titled in gilt, spine lettered in gilt, black coated endpapers. Inner hinges cracked, spine ends and corners a little rubbed. A good copy. 12,500 copies were published on 14th May 1897 priced 6/-. "I dare say that I had already read my uncle's letter a hundred times, and I am sure that I knew it by heart. None the less I took it out of my pocket, and, sitting on the side of the lugger, I went over it again with as much attention as if it were for the first time. It was written in a prim, angular hand, such as one might expect from a man who had begun life as a village attorney, and it was addressed to Louis de Laval, to the care of William Hargreaves, of the Green Man in Ashford, Kent. The landlord had many a hogshead of untaxed French brandy from the Normandy coast, and the letter had found its way by the same hands.." (Chapter I - The Coast of France). Robert Herman Sauber (1868-1936) was a British painter and illustrator. Green and Gibson A21a. .

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Book number: 05018

Catalogue: Illustrated Books

Keywords: SAUBER, Robert, illustrator Nineteenth-Century Literature Naval and Military