Cruikshank, George. The Bachelor's Own Book - Being the Progress of Mr Lambkin ( Gent ) in the Pursuit of Pleasure & Amusement & Also in Search of Health & Happiness. David Bryce & Son, Glasgow, 1844.

Price: US$96.62 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1844 1st edition. Very Good/None. Yellow decorative cloth boards with minor rubbing/bumping to edges/spine, minor soiling/damp marking, minor mottled fading. Contents clean and tight but for very minor soiling/browning. Owner's name inside front cover. 24 humorous B&W engravings by George Cruikshank illustrating the life of the eponymous Mr Lambkin. A very nice early copy.

Seller: C. Parritt, Derby, United Kingdom

CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE.. The Bachelor’s Own Book. Being the progress of Mr. Lambkin, (Gent.) in the persuit [sic] of pleasure and amusememt [sic], and also, in search of health and happiness. Designed, etched, & published by George Cruikshank, August 1, 1844.. London (The Author), 1844.

Price: US$350.00 + shipping

Description: Etched pictorial title and 12 etched plates, each with two illustrations. Oblong 8vo. Handsome red calf gilt, by Zaensdorf. (chipped at head of spine). Inner dentelles. Linen hinges for the plates. Chip at head of spine; hinges a bit weak; otherwise a very nice copy.

Seller: Ars Libri, Ltd. (ABAA), Charlestown, MA, U.S.A.

CRUIKSHANK, George. The Bachelor's Own Book: Being the Progress of Mr. Lambkin, (Gent.) in the Persuit [sic] of Pleasure and Amusememt [sic], and also in Search of Health and Happiness. Sold by D. Bogue, London, 1844.

Price: US$700.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: First edition, first issue, with misspellings on title leaf. Oblong octavo. Designed, etched, and published by George Cruikshank, August 1st, 1844. Etched title leaf and 24 etchings printed on 12 plates. In the original publisher's olive-green cloth boards stamped in gold on both covers, all edges gilt. Light vertical crease on front cover, front hinge is tender, a few plates are loose, else very good. A scarce, bright copy in attractive publisher's cloth. *Cohn* 192.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

Cruikshank, George,. The Bachelors own Book.. London, Bogue., 1844.

Price: US$1102.68 + shipping

Description: Quer-8°. Radierter Titel und 12 radierte Tafeln. Grüner Maroquinbd. auf 4 echten Bünden mit Rückenvergoldung und goldgepr., pointillierten Eckfleurons in Fileten auf den Deckeln, breite Innenkantenvergoldung, weinrote Moiréeseidenvorsätze und -spiegel sowie dreiseit. Goldschnitt, sign.: "MacDonald & Sons". Erste Ausgabe der witzigen Bildgeschichte. Jede Tafel zeigt 2 Szenen mit gestochenem Text in 3-5 Zeilen darunter.- Frühe Abzüge, der Titel mit dem Druckfehler "Amusememt" im Titel. Die Orig.-Lieferungsumschläge mit eingebunden (diese gebräunt).- Titel, erste und letzte Tafel minimal stockfleckig, sonst sauber. Dekorativ gebunden.- Cohn 192. Rümann, Cruikshank, 158. Sprache: englisch.

Seller: Antiquariat F. Neidhardt, Böblingen, Germany