Monsieur Tonson by Taylor, John - 1830

Saraswati Press, 2012-10-26. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

London: Marsh & Miller, 1830. Hardcover. Good. Frontis + 6 plates by Robert Cruikshank.. Duodecimo half brown calf (rebacked/corners worn) 19pp+ catal on verso of last leaf, lacks last blank. Inscriptions on FEP else neat. Bound with a Thomas Hood poem which is complete but lacks the illustrations.

London: Alfred Miller , 1830. Paperback. Good Only. 6" by 4" . Robert Cruikshank. The second edition of John Taylor's poem illustrated by Robert Cruikshank. The second edition of this work. In the original paper wraps. Poem by English journalist John Taylor, most famous for his posthumous memoir 'Records of My Life.' Five of seven plates including frontispiece by Robert Cruikshank, brother to celebrated cartoonist George Cruikshank and illustrator in his own right.Pagination interrupts at p. 14 of 19. In the original publisher's wraps, front wrap present, rear wrap consists of verso plate of illustrations to rear. Externally generally sound with minor faint handling markings to wraps. Previous owner's ink inscription to front wrap, undated. Binding tender with title page to p 8, and 11 to 14 loose but present. Pages generally very clean throughout. Good Only

London & Edinburgh respectively: Marsh & Miller and Constable and Co, 1830. First Illustrated Edition. Half-Leather. Near Fine. John Cruikshanks. 12mo., 19(1)pp. Beautiful First Illustrated Edition of this humorous short story with plates of Cruikshanks illustrations including frontis. Finely bound in contemporary green calf with gilt fluerons in corners. Spine title in gilt. All edges gilt. Gilt decorative turn-ins. Marbled end-papers. Loosely laid inis the bookplate of artist, collector and dealer Samuel Putnam Avery. Square, tight and clean throughout solid and clean throughout with no toning or foxing to interior pages. Some mild scattered spotting to end-papers. Spine and edges toned and lightly rubbed. Missing last page of publisher's advertisements. Small bookplate of noted American collector Albert A. Howard on the rear paste-down. A very pretty collectable copy of a scarce title in general and a quite unique presentation and association.