Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
June 1921
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/496
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MIXED eis 118 Big 120 121 seen. ‘The letterpress is on yellow paper, and Plate VIII is in the first state before it had been almost entirely worked over with dry point (wide note on page 102 of Reid’s catalogue.) Part IT is also the earliest issue, page 5 ending with the words “and did,” whereas in the second issue they are “ran out.” A note by Mr. Bruton and part of a letter from Capt. Douglas loosely inserted. from designs by G. C. FIRST EDITION (and FIRST ISSUE OF PART 1), 2 parts, plates on india paper, a set of coloured plates inserted, those in part 1 being inlaid; all the plates in early state, the second state of plate illustrating Point VIII (coloured) has been inserted to show the alteration, original wrappers, with advertise- ments, enclosed in a padded cloth spring case, RARE 8vo. C. Baldwyn, Newgate Street, 1823-4 * loosely inserted. plates from designs by G.C. 2 parts, FIRST EDITIONS (part 2 FIRST ISSUE), COLOURED PLATES, with 8 plates in part 1 in dupli- cate, part 1 in sheets, part 2 in original wrappers 8vo. C. Baldwyn, Newgate Street, 1823-4 frontispiece by G.C. in five compartments, marbled calf gilt, g.t. front wrapper bound-in by Bedford 8vo. Baldwyn, etc. 1825 *,* The frontispiece did not appear in the first edition. John Gilpin, proofs on india paper with a copy of the work, 12mo, inlaid, and a coloured plate from The Humourist inserted at page 16, polished calf gilt, a three-line fillet border on sides, g.e. cover bound-in by Riviere sm. 4to. Charles Tilt, 1828 PAPER proofs on india paper, also a duplicate set of the plates on LARGE PAPER inserted, all af which are unique touched proofs in early state, three having additional work in the margins, also the original drawing of ** The Combat between Roderick and Captain Weazel” in sepia, with pencil sketches, placed as a frontispiece, green morocco, panelled gilt sides, with corner ornaments, inside panels, covers bound in, g.t. by Worsfold; from the original Bruton collection Solio. 1830 The additional work in the margin of “The Family Picture” includes a portrait of Cruikshank, which is reproduced in Mr. Layard’s “ Cruikshank’s Self Portraits.” On the title- page, in the artist’s autograph, is © From George Cruikshank to: his dear friend C. A. Howell.”