CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE. George Cruikshank's Omnibus. 9 original monthly parts. Engraved frontispiece, portrait and plates, most by Cruikshank, wood-engraved illustrations (lacks Advertising Sheet leaves in number 5). 8vo, original cream wrappers, backstrips repaired, edgewear with several paper restorations, rear wrapper absent on numbers 1 and 8; occasional browning; folding cloth case, defective. First edition, presentation copy, signed and inscribed by Cruikshank to John Blanchard at top of front wrapper on first number. With a 1-page (recto only, 12 March 1841, folded) ALS with pencil sketch presumably by Cruikshank on the verso. London: May 1841-January 1842