Albums. A group of 5 albums, containing approximately 390 engravings and etchings, mainly 18th century, laid down on paper, including approximately 80 by George Cruikshank (taken from Bentley's Miscellany, Rookwood, and other publications), other artists include: Wheatley, Peters, Smirke, Hamilton, Stothard, R. Corbould, Burney, Phiz, Angelica Kauffman, Richard Westall and others, engravers include: Bartolozzi, Heath, Walker, Skelton, A. Smith etc., a few with contemporary or near-contemporary hand-colouring, including 'Paul Pry Among the Bankers', published Ingrey & Madeley, c.1835, most of the engravings taken from various publications including: Bell's British Theatre (various dates); The Novelist's Magazine, published by Harrison and Co. (various dates); The Seasons by James Thomson (various editions); Cooke's Pocket Edition ... Select British Poets (various parts); Parson's Select British Classics, 1794, and others, one album with 2 small full-length portrait sketches (one watercolour, one pen & ink) by an unknown artist, one depicting George Cruikshank the other Mrs Keeley as Jack Sheppard, plus a collection of loose leaves containing another 105 engravings (window-mounted with blank versos visible), taken from Abrégé de l'histoire universelle, en figures, published Duflos, Paris, 1785, occasional generally light spotting, toning and dust-soiling, mixed bindings, 4 joints cracked, variable wear, 4to and folio (Qty: 6)
Albums. A group of 5 albums, containing approximately 390 engravings and etchings, mainly 18th century, laid down on paper, including approximately 80 by George Cruikshank (taken from Bentley's Miscellany, Rookwood, and other publications), other artists include: Wheatley, Peters, Smirke, Hamilton, Stothard, R. Corbould, Burney, Phiz, Angelica Kauffman, Richard Westall and others, engravers include: Bartolozzi, Heath, Walker, Skelton, A. Smith etc., a few with contemporary or near-contemporary hand-colouring, including 'Paul Pry Among the Bankers', published Ingrey & Madeley, c.1835, most of the engravings taken from various publications including: Bell's British Theatre (various dates); The Novelist's Magazine, published by Harrison and Co. (various dates); The Seasons by James Thomson (various editions); Cooke's Pocket Edition ... Select British Poets (various parts); Parson's Select British Classics, 1794, and others, one album with 2 small full-length portrait sketches (one watercolour, one pen & ink) by an unknown artist, one depicting George Cruikshank the other Mrs Keeley as Jack Sheppard, plus a collection of loose leaves containing another 105 engravings (window-mounted with blank versos visible), taken from Abrégé de l'histoire universelle, en figures, published Duflos, Paris, 1785, occasional generally light spotting, toning and dust-soiling, mixed bindings, 4 joints cracked, variable wear, 4to and folio (Qty: 6)
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