Cruikshank, George and Thomas Rowlandson, illustrators
Thirteen books
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Auction: 19 September 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
Egan, Pierce. Life in London; or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn. London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1822. 8vo, hand-coloured plates by Cruikshank, crushed green morocco gilt by Bedford, gilt tooled spine with five raised bands;
Blanchard, Laman, editor. George Cruikshank's Omnibus. London: Tilt and Bouge, 1842. 8vo, plates, crushed dark-green morocco gilt by Bedford, gilt tooled spine with five raised bands;
“Doctor Syntax”. The Life of Napoleon, a hudibrastic poem in fifteen cantos. London: T. Tegg, 1815. 8vo, hand-coloured plates by Cruikshank, crushed red morocco gilt by Bedford, gilt tooled spine with five raised bands;
A'Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, editor. George Cruikshank's Table-Book. London: the Punch Office, 1845. 8vo, plates by Cruikshank, crushed green morocco gilt by Bedford, gilt tooled spine with five raised bands;
Lessons in Thrift. London: Thomas Boys, 1820. 8vo, hand-coloured plates by Cruikshank, brown morocco gilt by Bedford, gilt tooled spine with five raised bands;
“J.Y.A.” Tales of Other Days. London: Effingham Wilson, 1830. 8vo, plates by Cruikshank, speckled calf gilt with gilt-tooled spine in bands and red morocco gilt labels;
Points of Humour… London: C. Baldwin, 1823. 8vo, plates by Cruikshank, brown crushed morocco gilt;
Fouqué, Lamotte. Peter Schlemihl. London: G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1824. 12mo, plates by Cruikshank, later half morocco gilt;
[Inglis, Henry David]. Scenes from the Life of Edward Lascelles. Dublin: W. Curry Jun. and Co., 1837. 2 volumes, 12mo, illustrations by Cruikshank, later calf gilt;
[Egan, Pierce, imitation of]. Real Life in London. London: Jones & Co., 26th May 1821-22. 2 volumes, 8vo, hand-coloured plates, original boards;
[Engelbach, Lewis]. Naples and the Campagna Felice. London: R. Ackermann, 1815. 8vo, hand-coloured plates by Rowlandson, crushed dark-green morocco gilt by Bedford, gilt tooled spine with five raised bands (13)
Provenance
The Library of a Scottish Gentleman
