Plates from "Mayhew's Great Exhibition of 1851" by Mayhew, Henry. George Cruikshank - 1851

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2009-05-10. Paperback. Used:Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2009-05-10. Paperback. Good.

London: Bogue, 1851. Paperback. Front wrap and folding illustration neatly detached; damp stain to front wrap and folding illus. Overall good only thus.. Octavo in off white wraps printed and illus in red; 63 pages: illustrations (1 folded) tables ; 18 cm. 3. Racist folding illustration. Contains an article on female immigration to Australia. "The Comic Almanack and Diary," a British humor magazine published annually from 1835 to 1853, features llustrations by George Cruikshan. It offers a blend of comic verses, short stories, and satirical commentary on contemporary events and social norms, all enriched by Cruikshank's distinctive illustrations. Despite its relatively brief lifespan, the Almanack significantly influenced the development of comic journalism in Britain, and Cruikshank's contributions remain celebrated as some of his finest work." -Bing / Australia -- Emigration and immigration. Australie -- Émigration et immigration. Australia.b Mayhew, Henry, 1812-1887. Cruikshank, George,… Read More

London: Chatto and Windus, 1853. Hardcover. Fine. Folding frontispiece cartoon titled "Probable Effects of Over Female Emigration", a fine b&w engraving. A politically incorrect cartoon. Cruikshank draws his usual comic scene, this time on the Sydney wharfside. On the left of this panoramic print is a rather bemused looking group of settlers & soldiers, looking at the group of African women who have just arrived on the ship in the harbour behind them. Men jostle to get down the stairs to the women, not yet seeing who has arrived. The center ground is held by a stout and smug wheeler-dealer, ready to make a match between the two parties. 8vo, 428pp, ads 32pp. Green gilt cloth. Ex library with 2 stickers at front paste down, card pocket rear paste down. Bright and clean copy.

London: David Bogue, 1850. Hardcover. Good. No published date on title page, ca. 1850s, 8vo, in later calf by Riviere, good copy with some repairs and darkening to joints, replacement of leather to top of spine, contents very good, 271 pp, plates by Cruikshank.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC. paperback. New. 6x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

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London: David Bogue, 1851. First printing. Hardcover. Very good overall. Two yearly volumes bound together of the comic almanac. 1850 issue 58 pp engravings throughout; 1851 issue, 58pp engravings throughout but lacking the large folding panoramic frontispiece. Includes the period hand coloured engraving of " Women. As It Ought to Be, or The Ladies Trying a Contemptible Scoundrel for a "Breach of Promise". Classic caricature by Cruikshank, where a court of women, entirely composing the jury, red-robed judges & red-robed barristers) are prosecuting a poor fellow for breach of promise. Steel engraved panorama with original hand color. 15 1/2 x 6 ", with sml. margins. Amongst the ammenities provided in the background are a "Prosecutrix's Boudoir" and a "Tea Room". Wonderful satirical cartoon, title at top reads "A New Court of Queens Bench." Large 12 mo. Bound in half calf with plain boards top of spine chipped with section missing.

London: David Bogue, 86, Fleet Street, 1851. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +. GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. 8vo. Original brown cloth with gilt lettered spine. A few light stains to the front board, wear to the extremities. Complete, with irregular pagination at p. 63. All text and plates present. Plates foxed, two plates with short tears at folds. Folding double plate with cloth tape along upper fold, rear hinge starting, otherwise a relatively clean and tight copy. 9 plates, 1 is a double page plate. Illustrated by George Cruikshank.