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Description: 1830 ("The Devil's Walk" is n.d., c.1830). 3/4 calf with marbled boards, red morocco title label on spine with gilt lettering "TALES." All edges marbled. Front and rear boards rubbed and corners somewhat worn. Spine faded and worn. Edges foxing and faded. Pages light foxing and some pages sl.spotted. 15.5x10.5cm. [1] Monsier Tonson by John Taylor. Illstrated by Robert Cruikshank. London: Marsh and Miller, Oxford Street, and Constable and Co. Edinburgh, 1830. iv,(1),6-19pp.,(3pp.ad.), with a frontis.and 6 plates.; [2] Monsieur Nongtongpaw. With Illustrations by Robert Cruikshank. London: Alfred Miller, Oxford Street, and Constable and Co. Edinburgh, 1830. 19,(1)pp.,(4pp.ad.), with 5 plates. Illus.on title page.; [3] Bombastes Furioso: A Burlesque Tragic Opera. By William Barnes Rhodes. With Designs by George Cruikshank. London: Thomas Rodd, Great Newport Street; and T.Griffiths, Wellington Street, Strand, 1830. 34,(2)pp.,including 7 plates.; [4] Old Booty! A Serio-Comic Sailor's Tale. By W.T.Moncrieff. Illustrated by Six Spirited Engravings on Wood, from Designs by Robert Cruikshank. London: William Kidd, 1830. vi,(1),8-36pp.,with a frontis.and 3 plates.; [5] The Devil's Walk; A Poem. By Professor Porson. Edited with a Biographical Memoir and Notes, by H.W.Montagu, . Illustrated with Beautiful Engravings on Wood by Bonner and Slader, after the Designs of R.Cruikshank. London: Marsh and Miller, Oxford Street, and Constable and Co. Edinburgh, n.d. viii,(1),10-14,23-33pp.,(1p.ad.), including a frontis.and 3 plates. (pp.15-22 missing). [6] The Real Devil's Walk. Not by Professor Porson. Designs of R. Cruikshank. With Notes, and Extracts from the Devil's Diary. London: Effingham Wilson, 1830. 34pp.,with a frontis.and 5 plates, all with tissue guard. [7] The Devil's Progress. A Poem. By the Editor of the 'Court Journal.' London: Lupton Relfe, 1830. 67,(1)pp.,with a frontis.and 4 plates. [8] The Epping Hunt. By Thomas Hood. Illustrated with Six Engravings on Wood, by Branston and Wright, Bonner, Slader, and T.Williams; after Designs of George Cruikshank. London: Charles Tilt, 1829. 29,(1)pp.,with a frontis.and 5 plates (of 2 are with tissue guard). [9] Brighton!! A Comic Sketch. London: William Kidd, 1830. 36pp.,including a frontis.and 4 plates. [10] Steamers v.Stages; or, Andrew and his Spouse. By the Author of "York and Lancaster." Illustrated with Six Humorous Designs by Robert Cruikshank. London: William Kidd, 1830. 27,(1)pp.,(6pp.ad.), with a frontis.and 5 plates., all with tissue guard. [aj1470-213757]
Seller: Ogawa Tosho,Ltd. ABAJ, ILAB, Chiyoda-ku, TOKYO, Japan
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Condition: Good
Description: (12mo) 15.1x9 cm (6x3½"), Contemporaryquarter calf with marbled boards, spine ruled in gilt, titled in blind. 33, [3] ad, 19, [3] ad, 29, [1], [2] ad, 23, [1], 34 pp. Illustrated. Ex libriis Albert Hooper.Rubbing to extremities and covers, spine head chipped, bookplate on front pastedown, some internal toning and foxing; overall very gooCollection of illustrated poems, mostly published by Marsh and Miller. Includes: [Coleridge, Samuel Taylor et al.] The Devil's Walk: A Poem by Professor Porson. Marsh and Miller, n.d. Illustrated by Robert Cruikshank. Taylor, John. Monsieur Tonson. Marsh and Miller, 1830. Illustrated by Robert Cruikshank. Hood, Thomas. The Epping Hunt. Charles Tilt, 1829. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. Cowper, William. The Yorkshire Hunt; or, an Extraordinary Chase of the Parson and the Cat. Marsh and Miller, 1830. Illustrated by M.U. Sears (after the manner of Cruikshank) Rhodes, William Barnes. Bombastes Furioso: A Burlesque Tragic Opera. Thomas Hood, 1830. Illustrations by George Cruikshank
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Leather joints strong. Loss of marbled paper along much of edges of boards. No splitting to gutters at endpapers. Some foxing and finger marks and smudges. Many tissue guards present. A couple of the engravings in "An Address to the Deil" have been cropped a little in their printed area.; Eight titles bound in one volume. They are: 1. "An Address to the Deil" by Robert Burns. London: William Kidd, 1830. With wood engravings after designs by Thomas Landseer. 23, [1] pages + 7 [of 11?] plates, including frontis. 2. "Tam O'Shanter and Souter Johnny, A Poem" by Robert Burns. Illustrated by Thomas Landseer. London: Marsh and Miller, 1830. 16 pages + 5 plates, including frontis. 3. "The Children in the Wood: With Engravings by Thompson, Nesbit, S. Williams, Jackson, and Branston and Wright; Drawn by William Harvey." London: Jennings and Chaplin, 1831. 15, [1] pages + 6 plates, including frontis. 4. "Monsieur Tonson" by John Taylor. Illustrated by Robert Cruikshank. London: Marsh and Miller, 1830. 19 pages + [1] page advertisements + 7 plates, including frontis. 5. "The Devil's Walk: A Poem" by Professor Porson. "Illustrated with beautiful engravings on wood by Bonner and Slader, after the designs of R. Cruikshank." London: Marsh and Miller, no date. 33 pages + [1] page advertisements + 6 plates, including frontis. 6. "Bombaster Furioso: A Burlesque Tragic Opera" by William Barnes Rhodes, with designs by George Cuikshank. London: Thomas Bodd, 1830. 34 pages + 7 plates, including frontis. 7. "Tom Thumb; A Burletta, Altered from Henry Fielding by Kane O'Hara. With Designs by George Cruikshank." London: Thomas Rodd, 1830. 34 pages + 5 plates, including frontis. 8. "The March of Intellect, A Comic Poem" by W. T. Moncrieff. London: William Kidd, 1830. 36 pages + 6 plates including frontis. All bound without half-titles. Page dimensions: 158 x 99mm. Contemporary half-leather and marbled boards. Spine title: "Address to the Deil Etc."; 16mo 6" - 7" tall
Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New Zealand
Price: US$577.20 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Moncrieff, W. T. The March of Intellect, A Comic Poem. London: William Kidd & Charles Tilt. 1830. First edition, pp: i-ii,[5]-36, frontispiece & 5 full page illus.With Hood, Thomas. The Epping Hunt. Illustrated with Six Engravings on Wood . After the Designs of George Cruikshank. London: Charles Tilt 1830. pp: i-vi,[5]-29[1], frontispiece & 5 plates. With The Devil's Progress. A Poem. By the Editor of the 'Court Journal'. London: Lupton Relft 1830. pp: [iv] adverts, half title & i-vi,[7]-67[1], frontispiece, vignette title-page & 4 plates, lacks one plate, 4pp Advertisement for the Devil's Progress preceding the title page. With Coleridge, S.T. and Southey, Robert. The Devil's Walk. A Poem. London: Alfred Miller n.d. [1830]. Second Edition, pp: x,[11]-33[1], frontispiece & 5 plates.With Taylor, John. Monsieur Tonson. Illustrated by Robert Cruikshank. London: Marsh and Miller. 1830. pp: i-iv,[5]-19[1], frontispiece & 6 plates. With [Shelley - Mary Wollstonecraft] [Godwin] Monsieur Nongtongpaw. With Illustrations by Robert Cruikshank. [Written when she was nine.] London: Alfred Miller, 1830pp: i-ii,[3]-19[1], vignette title page & 6 plates. (Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, née Godwin, only daughter of W. Godwin & Mary Wollstonecraft.)With Anon. Steamers v. Stages; or, Andrew and his Spouse. Illustrated with Six Humorous Designs by Robert Cruikshank. London: William Kidd 1830. pp: i-iv,[5]-27[1], half title, frontispiece & 5 plates all with tissue guards.Seven items bound in One volume, uniform in size, 12mo (153x98mm), with foxing to 'The Devil's Progress', plus one plate missing, and two half titles missing from 'The March of Intellect' and 'The Devil's Walk', otherwise complete & in very good condition, bound in half green calf, diced spine, marbled boards, red leather title label to spine gilt lettered 'Comic Poems' treble gilt ruled, lightly rubbed with the bookplate and signature of E. H. Greenly 1832, sound, tight & very good condition for these ephemeral items, in a contemporary binding.
Seller: Offa's Dyke Books, LUDLOW, SALOP, United Kingdom
Price: US$763.19 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A Birdsall bound first edition of two satirical poems about the devil bound together, including Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey's popular poem 'The Devil's Walk', and illustrations by Robert Cruikshank. Bound by Birdsall & Son, Northampton, with the original wraps and adverts bound in.Two volumes bound in one, containing 'The Devil's Walk' and 'The Devil's Visit', both published in 1830.'The Devil's Walk' published by Marsh and Miller. The first separate and expanded edition, the second issue, not including pages 23-24 in the pagination. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and five plates. Three pages of adverts to the rear. Collated, complete.'The Devil's Visit' published by William Kidd. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and five plates. One leaf of adverts to the rear. Collated, complete.Both of these poems are humorous satirical pieces. 'The Devil's Walk' is written in common metre, and describes the Devil going on a simple walk enjoying the sight of the sins of mankind. Originally published as 'The Devil's Thoughts', this first expanded separate edition was retitled. Byron imitated this poem in 'The Devil's Drive', and Shelley in his work that's also titled 'The Devil's Walk'.'Professor Porson' is stated as the author to the title page of 'Walk', however the preface for 'Walk' states that the poem has been attributed to both Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey.Both works illustrated by Isaac Robert Cruikshank, a popular caricaturist, and the less well known brother of George Cruikshank.Bookplate of Philip Manfield to the front paste down. Manfield was a shoe manufacturer and a politician, based in Northampton. He was knighted in 1884. In a full rebacked calf binding. Externally, generally smart. A little discolouration to the boards, mostly to the joints, and to the backstrip. A few light marks to the boards. Bookplate and label to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age toned with some light spots, including to the original wraps. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$1062.50 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue lacking pagination at p. 21-22; 16mo, pp. viii, [9]-33 [i.e. 31], [3] ads; 6 full-page illustrations by Robert Cruikshank; original gray printed wrappers bound in. Originally written by Coleridge and Southey, and enlarged by Southey in 1827. Wrongly attributed to Porson. Original version appeared in the Morning Post, Sept. 6, 1799 under the title "The Devil's Thoughts." bound with: The devil's visit; a poem, from the original manuscript. With notes by a barrister. London: William Kidd, 6, Old Bong Street, 1830, pp. 35, [1]; 8 illustrations by Isaac Cruikshank (6 full-page); original pictorial yellow wrappers bound in; bound with: The real devil's walk. Not by Professor Porson. Designs by R. Cruikshank. With notes and extracts from the devil's diary. London: Effingham Wilson . and Charles Tilt, 1830, pp. [2], 34; 7 plates and 4 illustrations in the text by R. Cruikshank; original pictorial yellow wrappers bound in; bound with: [Hervey, Thomas Kibble.] The devil's progress. A poem. By the editor of the 'Court Journal.' London: Lupton Relfe, 1830, pp. 4, 67, [1]; 5 plates and 2 vignette illustrations designed by R. Seymour, and engraved by Evans and Welch; original pink pictorial wrappers bound in; a poetical satire suggested by The devil's thoughts of Coleridge and Southey (above); bound with: Montagu, H. W. Walks about town; a poem in two cantos, with notes, and a memoir of the authors; by the antiquated trio. Illustrated with three engravings on wood, after the designs of Robert Cruikshank. London: Effingham Wilson, 1830, pp. 54; 3 wood engravings by R. Cruikshank; original mauve printed wrappers bound in. Together, five titles in 1, later calf-backed brown cloth, red leather label lettered in gilt on spine; label chipped, extremities rubbed; all else very good and sound.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.