[Rarebooks] FS: A comical visit to the 1851 London Exhibition, illus. by G. Cruikshank

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Mayhew, Henry and George Cruikshank. 1851: OR, THE ADVENTURES OF MR. AND MRS. 
SANDBOYS AND FAMILY, WHO CAME UP TO LONDON TO “ENJOY THEMSELVES,” AND TO SEE 
THE GREAT EXHIBITION. London: David Bogue. (1851). First edition, first 
issue. (4),242pp. Illustrated by George Cruikshank with an engraved pictorial title 
and 10 engraved plates (9 folding). Six of the folding plates have been linen 
backed. Half red morocco (circa 1890) over marbled boards. Rear hinge 
starting, front hinge with an old repair that is also beginning to fail, but is still 
holding. T.e.g. Six of the plates with an old water stain at bottom edge of 
the folds.     $300.00 (trade discount allowed)
Cohn, GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, #548.

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