Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Blue cloth, 19 cm., 285 pp., with black and white illustrations by George Cruikshank. Rebound. Covers edge worn. Front hinge cracked. Some foxing on on some pages, and on the versos of some illustrations.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$121.63 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The first edition of Mayhew's satirical and humorous novel, illustrated throughout by George Cruikshank. Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, and eleven further plates, all the work of prolific British caricaturist George Cruikshank, termed 'the modern Hogarth' in his lifetime. Collated, complete.The first edition of this satirical novel following the search for a good servant, undertaken by a lady who is shocked and dismayed at the options available to her.The work of journalist and authors Henry and Augustus Mayhew, who collaborated on several works. Henry Mayhew co-founded the satirical Punch Magazine.A charming and humorous work of Victorian literature, present in its first edition. In a half calf binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Discolouration to back strip, with light rubbing to back strip head and tails and joints, resulting in small losses to the leather. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned, with light handling marks throughout, and instances of spotting, most prominent to page and plate perimeters. Tape repair to verso of one plate, with instances of further small closed tears to plate fore edges. Page 155-156 supplied in facsimile. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: (Fine Binding). Full moroon polished calf, red and black morocco title labels, raised bands, gilt panels and inner dentelles, gilt ruled boards, all edges gilt. No Date (1847). 7 1/4" x 5". 285 pages; illustrated by 12 full-page plates, including tissue-protected frontis by Cruikshank. Signed binding by Baynton Binder, Bath England. Internally clean and bright, showing some general external wear and rubbing, hinges rubbed but holding. Size: Octavo
Seller: Books & Bidders Antiquarian Booksellers, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$128.03 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Frontis, 285, [1]p + 11 further plates as called for. Original half-calf, quite worn. Old water stain to inside top corner of frontis, otherwise internally clean. Originally issued in parts of which parts 1, 2, & 4 are here present û worn, torn, dust soiled and pt 2 having a water stain to the top outside corners of the plates, and part 4 lacking the back cover. Quite uncommon though in any condition.
Seller: WestField Books, York, United Kingdom
Price: US$140.83 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION. Vignette title, front. & 11 plates by Cruikshank; somewhat spotted, front. & fourth plate reinforced at gutter. Dark green publishers leather, raised bands, spine lettered in gilt; extremities sl. rubbed. Neat biro inscription on leading f.e.p. a.e.g. See Cohn 544 for the first edition issued in six original parts.
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$147.23 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The first edition of Mayhew's satirical and humorous novel about society, highlighted with illustrations by George Cruikshank throughout. The first edition of this work.A satirical novel following the search for a good servant, undertaken by a lady who is shocked at the options available to her.Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, and eleven plates.Collated, complete.By Henry Mayhew.Illustrated by George Cruikshank.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, with some rubbing and marks to the boards and spine. Spine is a little discoloured. Hinges are a little strained. Front endpaper and frontispiece are detached but present. Internally, binding is strained in places. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spots, and tidemarks to the margins of the plates. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. Octavo. 285pp. Bound by R.W. Smith in three quarter brown levant gilt over marbled paper-covered boards; matching marbled endpapers; top edge gilt. Armorial bookplate of author Charles Edward Jerningham on front paste-down, additional engraved bookplate of Mary C. Young and daughter Mary Young Moore on front free endpaper. Old bookseller's description laid in, notes that this copy is from the estate of George D. Smith. Slightly rubbed at the joints, very near fine. *Cohn* 527.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: 285p. FINE BINDING BY ROOT & SON. A hardcover book bound in full golden-brown leather with a gilt-decorated spine, full gilt foredges, gilt dentelles, and marbled endpapers. Very good condition overall. The exterior is essentially pristine, with only the barest signs of shelf wear. The tips of the free endpapers are tanned, mirroring the dentelles. Scattered spotty stains, plus mild foxing on and around the plates. Otherwise, text unmarked and binding quite secure. Illustrated with 12 black and white plates by George Cruikshank. Measures approx. 7" x 4.8"
Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Not Dated (1847 BL) Blue bds with blind embossed decoration and bright Gilt spine title (cloth at spine ends sl chipped and cnrs sl buffed, bds have dark marks from transfer from neigbouing books on shelf) pp 285 with 12 nice steel engraved illus bound in (internally tight and very bright, edges to all illus have sl dampstaining absorbed from atmosphere due to differing paper type, not inscribed or foxed) Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Ariel Books IOBA, Auckland, New Zealand
Price: US$260.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: MAYHEW, (the Brothers), The Greatest Plague of Life: or The Adventures of A Lady in Search of a Good Servant. By one who has been Almost Worried to Death. Illustrated by George Cruikshank, London, David Bogue, 86 Fleet Street, [n.d.] (1847) FIRST EDITION. (190 x 130mm) pp. 278. With Frontispiece and 11 steel engravings by Cruikshank embellishing the text. On front fly leaf, in 19th c. pen Charles Crake, 8th October 1850; same copied over in later hand on front paste down. With original red-brown cloth binding, featuring vignette in gold of butler and cleaners chasing lady. Very occasional foxing or staining internally. The book has a bit of a lean. Overall VERY GOOD condition. MB215
Seller: Mobilis Books, Geneva, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (1847). 6 volumes. Slim 8vo. In six original parts. Foxing to wrappers. Volumes are stiff. Edgewear to wrappers. Scraping to spines of all volumes. Large scrapes to lower spine ends of volumes 3, 4, and 6. Light scraping along joints of vol. 1. Chipping and scraping to spine of vol. 2 with light scraping along joints. Chipping and scraping to spine of vol. 3. Offsetting and toning to wrappers of vol. 3. Toning to wrappers of vol. 4. Chipping and scraping to spine of vol. 4 with scraping along joints. Small chip to lower spine end of vol. 5. Foxing to leaves. Hinge is tender at plates of vol. 1. Offsetting to first plates of vol. 3. Lower hinge is tender of vol. 3. Tear to lower hinge of vol. 4 between plates and pg. '145' or the first page of chapter XI. Chipping and scraping to spine of vol. 6. Publisher's information page tipped in to vol. 6. Lower hinges are tender of vol. 6. Rubbing and fading to clamshell box. Fading and discoloration to spine of clamshell box. Edgewear to box with slight fraying to spine ends and to front joint. Light stains to case. Darkening to top edge of case. Previous owner's penciled notes to inner front cover of clamshell box. VG in VG clamshell box. THE SET: In 6 original parts
Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$480.11 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SUPERB COPY - IN FULL CALF BY BAYNTUN'S OF BATH : [ 1847 ]: Fine condition, ornate gilt decoration, new floral style pastedowns and endpapers, all 12 plates with tissue guards. Pages all edged in gilt, vibrant clean pages. 285 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm. Printer: T.C. Savill, Printer, 4, Chandos-street, Covent-garden. An exceptional example.
Seller: BiblioFile, Cadole, FLINT, United Kingdom
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: [ii], 285 pages of text, [i] list of plates. Red morocco binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with moderate darkening of spine, and two tiny scuffs. Original cloth spine and front cover bound in following text. Illustrated with black & white engravings by Cruikshank (twelve including frontis.); minor foxing to most plates in the margins, with the occasional spot in the image. Previous owner's bookplate neatly on front endpaper. Size: Octavo (8vo)
Seller: Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA), Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: Cruikshank, George. First Edition. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. Frontispiece, vignette title, 11 plates. 285 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Cohn 544 Contemporary polished calf, black morocco spine labels, t.e.g., by Zaehnsdorf. Original upper board and spine bound in at rear. A bit rubbed, spine darkened, internally clean; Very good plus Illustrated by George Cruikshank. Frontispiece, vignette title, 11 plates. 285 pp. 1 vols. 12mo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
The Brothers Mayhew. The Greatest Plague Of Life. David Bogue, London, 1847.
Price: US$857.79 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A scarce first edition of this curious work edited by the Mayhew brothers, in the very attractive calf binding of Sorrell of London. The first edition of this work.With twelve plates by George Cruikshank, collated complete, this extremely interesting work also includes the original cloth binding adhered to the rear endpages, allowing further authenticity to this definitive first edition example of Victorian literature. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. Rebound calf binding with gilt detailing. Externally very smart, there is some minor wear to the joints and extremities only, with some strain to hinges. Internally, the pages are firmly bound and are bright and clean throughout, aside from the odd instance of spotting. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$1875.00 + shipping
Description: Scarce first edition in the original 6 parts, each bound in decorated beige 5" x 7-1/4" wrappers. The Mayhew brothers were journalists and authors who wrote several books in collaboration with one another, including this humorous work about a woman's struggles balancing her happy family life with the challenges of managing domestic daily affairs. Embellished with 12 full-page illustrations by British caricaturist and book illustrator George Cruikshank. House in a cloth chemise and brown morocco-backed slipcase with gilt lettering on the backstrip. Contents clean. Two spines with neat repairs; rear cover of last part detached but present; early owner name in ink at the top of each front cover. Very Good in chemise and slipcase
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1920.44 + shipping
Description: First edition, in the original monthly parts. Cohn 544. 6 monthly parts, octavo. Original cream paper wrappers printed in black. Housed in a custom red morocco case and matching cloth chemise. Bookplates of Gustavia A. Senff (1858-1927) and Clarence S. Bemens. Case lightly discoloured and scuffed. Repair to spines. A nice set.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Finely bound by the Kelliegram Bindery in fine red crushed morocco, recreating the George Cruikshank illustration from page 215 on the front cover in inlaid morocco. Green silk paste-downs and end papers, all edge gilt, decorative gilt details and inlaid morocco on the four corners of the front and rear boards. Front hinge a bit tender, otherwise in lovely, Near Fine condition. Internal contents in excellent condition. Augustus and Henry Mayhew combine forces to narrate the story of an anonymous woman who believes only one thing is lacking in her life: a housekeeper. Nameless -- likely so that readers can put themselves into her place -- the protagonist is otherwise fulfilled by her loving husband and two daughters. But she struggles with balancing her happy family life against the challenges of managing the domestic space she inhabits. "I had long felt (though I had never liked to confess as much) that my domestic cares had been making inroads upon my health and constitution that I never could restore.I was sick and tired of house-keeping and servants, and only too glad to wash my hands of them altogether." Near Fine.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.