Abbott à Beckett, Gilbert (British, 1811–1856) Leigh, Percival [Paul Prendergast] (British, 1813–1889) Lemon, Mark (British, 1809–1870) Mayhew, Horace (British, 1816–1872) Oxenford, John (British, 1812 – 1877) Reach, Angus Bethune (British, 1821 – 1856) Shirley Brooks, Charles William (British, 1816 – 1874) Thackeray, William Makepeace (British, 1811 – 1863)
Title: GEORGE CRUIKSHANK'S | TABLE-BOOK. | EDITED BY | GILBERT ABBOTT À BECKETT. | ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. | LONDON : | PUBLISHED AT THE PUNCH OFFICE, 92, FLEET STREET ; | AND SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS. | MDCCCXLV.||
Pagination: ffl [2 blanks] [i, ii - engaved t.p. w/guard, verso blank] [iii], iv - letterpress t.p., colophon] [v], vi - list of engravings on still and on wood, [vii] viii - contents [2 - blank, engraved frontispiece] [1] 2-284 [2 blanks] bfl; 12 full-page steel etchings and 116 woodcuts and glyphographs by G. Cruikshank.
Binding: Hardcover, 4to, 24.4 x 17 cm, later full red morocco by Kelly and Sons with gilt and embossed designs to covers, designs, title and year lettering to spine, facsimile in gilt of Cruikshank's signature to front cover, gilt line to inner edges, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers.
Armorial bookplate of Harold A. Wernher of Luton Hoo to front pastedown. Major-General Sir Harold Augustus Wernher (1893 – 1973) – British military officer.
Originally bound in red cloth, this binding by Kelly and Sons (Packer, Maurice. Bookbinders of Victorian London. — London: British Library, 1991 page 84). Title without the bottom section with lettering, on top lacking the 'Price one shilling', № 1, Vol. 1. inscriptions.
Catalogue raisonné: A. M. Cohn № 191, p. 66-67.
| Collection | European prints and drawings , Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | Mid-19th century |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Media/Technique | Engraving , Etching , Glypographs , Paper , Steel engraving , Wood engraving , Woodcut |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Caricature , English literature , English wit and humour , Fiction , Great Britain , Humour , Literature , Satire , Wit and humour |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1845 |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Binding | Full morocco , Hardcover , Kelly and Sons (London) |
| Size | 24.4 x 17 cm , 4to |
| Signature | Bookplate |
| Catalogue raisonne | Albert M. Cohn (1924) |
| Acquisition year | 2020 |
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