CRUIKSHANK GEORGE Humourist A Collection of Entertaining Tal

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CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE. The Humourist: A Collection of Entertaining Tales. 4 volumes. Hand-colored etched additional titles and 36 plates by Criukshank. 12mo, full tree calf, double gilt fillet covers surrounding corner gilt decorations, spines gilt tooled in compartments with green morocco lettering labels, by Morrell, rebacked with original spines laid down, front cover scuffed on vol. 3; top edges gilt; Ogden Goelet bookplates. London, 1819-20

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first editions of Cruikshank's series of comic tales. Includes the title-page of Vol. 1 from the earliest issue while the text is that of the 1822 reissue. With the original front and back wrappers bound in at the end of the final volume; the plates opposite page 72 of Vol. 1, 37 of Vol. 2, and 156 of Vol. 3 are undated.