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1892 The Cruikshankian Momus
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Description
Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Publishers' Original Binding
A limited edition of five hundred and twenty copies, of which this is numbered three hundred and forty seven.
Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, and fifty-one hand-coloured plates. Collated, complete.
An ode to the work of the three great Cruikshanks, the father Isaac, and his two sons, Robert and George. The trio were leading figures in the art world of Georgian and Victorian England, known for their caricatures and satires. Together, they were early pioneers in the history of comics, using narratives and speech balloons.
Including their illustrations for 'Bachelors' Hall', 'The Greenwich Pensioner', 'Pastimes of Primrose Hill', 'The Lads of the Ocean', 'Sound Philosophy', 'Paddy M'Shane's Seven Ages', 'John Grouse and Mother Goose', 'An Election Ball', and more.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Loss to the head and tail of the spine. Bumping to the extremities. Spine is a little faded. A few light marks to the cloth, and a small amount of rubbing to the joints and extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a few scattered spots. Frontispiece is working loose to the tail.
Good
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