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Price: US$96.62 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A first edition of Thackeray's critical examination of the caricatures of one of the most famous illustrators of the century, George Cruikshank. A fascinating essay on Cruikshank's talent, illustrated with plates and vignettes throughout from his works.Written by English novelist William Makepeace Thackeray. Most renowned for 'Vanity Fair' which satirises life in early 19th century Britain, Thackeray was primarily known for his satires and parodies, criticising high society and the fickle aspirations of its members, such as profitability, marriage and power.Containing the armorial bookplate of Arthur William Bennett.The first edition of this work. In a half calf binding. Externally a trifle worn; some noticeable rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and the extremities. Spine is faded as to be expected, and extremities are bumped. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound, with a slight strain to the front hinge, which remains firm. Pages are occasionally a little spotted, particularly plates. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Very good+ in a recent restoration binding in the publisher's original blind embossed, ribbed cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine with light yellow end sheets. The rear free end sheet had to be replaced and the original adhesive binding has been restored and reinforced. An octavo measuring 8 1/2" by 5 1/2", The copy was originally an adhesive bound book. The glue used to bind the pages had completely broken down, the hinges were broken and the rear end sheet was missing. The French joints of the boards are now strong and the spine strip is completely intact although there is wear and rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine. The gilt text on the spine remains bright and undamaged. There is an early prior owner's name neatly written on the front paste down over the date 1841. Bound in at the rear of the book is the 18 page Tilt and Bogues Catalogue. 59 pages of text and illustrated throughout with woodcuts and etchings on stone and steel plates by Cruikshank.
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: 59 pages. 21.5 x 14 cm. 17 etchings, 39 woodcuts. This appreciation by Thackeray prompted by his boyhood admiration for Cruikshank who would "forego tarts" to be able to afford a book, or set-up a "joint stock company of boys" to fund a purchase and then draw lots for the prints. COHN 789. Raised bands, spine panels richly gilt, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, triple gilt border fillets with Cruikshank signature in gilt front cover. Adhesions to marbled endpapers front cover, modest extremity rubbing, spine label lacking. Later 19th century full tan calf. Aeg. Very good
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$322.07 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Full Blue Morocco leather binding , with five false bands, gilt titles and decoration to compartments, gilt linear borders front and back and gilt dentelles. 215 x 130 mm approx, Decorative gilt designed made end papers, all edges gilt. Original blue covers blind blocked with gilt titles bound in. ii + 60 pp Frontis + all woodcutts and etchings as called for. A Fine signed binding by Zaehnsdorf. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Image shades are actually darker. Good (Restoration work - the book was bought in by us with the front board detached. The spine leather has been lifted to enable the back of the spine to be cleaned off, re glued with p.v.a.and new fray not mull, new Oxford hollow and a matching grained morocco leather spine to be fitted. The original Zaehnsdorf leather spine has been re laid with p.v.a. inevitably there is some evidence of the end papers have been disturbed as it was necessary to split the boards to fit the new mull. Whilst our skills are not up to Zaehnsdorf's standards of workmanship it is hoped that the new owner will find the result very respectable. As to the book block - there is no previous owner name or insc. 4 of the five etchings from the steel plates by Mr Yates are significantly browned with mirror offsetting of the images to the opposite leaf, inexplicably that of Philoprogenitiveness is not so affected. Pencil note to reverse of rear free end paper Suckly 10/- and a job or stock reference number).
Seller: booksonlinebrighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
Price: US$398.63 + shipping
Description: 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., 60. engraved portrait of Cruikshank by C.E.Wagstaff. 17 etched plates (incl. frontis.) & numerous wood-engraved text illus. (1 full-page). original blind-stamped green cloth (spine trifle frayed, front hinge cracked, some scattered foxing). First Edition in Book Form. This is Cohn's binding variant 'a', but it does not have the 18-page 'Tilt and Bogues Catalogue' bound in at rear. Cohn 789 (citing title + pp. 1-ii + 1-60).
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$4101.54 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, April 29 (sale item)* first appearance; 22 (ads), 260, [4] (illustrated ad for A Natural History of Quadrupeds), 2, [iv], 16, [4], 4, 8, [4], 4, 2 pp., 16 Cruikshank plates and illustrations within the text, color folding map of an eastern portion of North America; front & rear blanks present; original untrimmed printed paper wrappers, spine worn, covers darkened, occasional light foxing to the plates, otherwise internally clean; Cohn 836. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request.
Seller: Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.