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c1880s Cruikshank at Home : With Numerous Illustrations by Cruikshank

c1880s Cruikshank at Home : With Numerous Illustrations by Cruikshank

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Cruikshank at Home 


A New Family Album of Endless Entertainment, with Numerous Illustrations by Cruikshank

By Robert Cruikshank 

Published by James Blackwood & Co, London, c1880s. Hardback 8vo cloth bound book with pictorial and gilt binding. Includes illustrated frontispiece. 316 pages in total. 

Isaac Robert Cruikshank, sometimes known as Robert Cruikshank (27 September 1789 – 13 March 1856), was a caricaturist, illustrator and portrait miniaturist, the less well-known brother of George Cruikshank, both sons of Isaac Cruikshank. Just like them, he holds importance as a pioneer in the history of comics for creating several cartoons which make use of narrative sequence and speech balloons.

CONDITION
A very good copy. Cloth binding is very good. Spine slightly worn to head and tail but no major damages. Small tear to edge of endpaper. All contents present and clean throughout with occasional spotting. Overall a very fine copy. 

(Loc : BS3/5UP)
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