8vo, full dark green morocco, gold line borders on sides, panelled back, and inside borders, entirely uncut. London: Matthew Iley, 1821 FIRST EDITION. Very fine copy. Seldom found in uncut state. 114. Thornton (Alfred). Don Juan. Volume the first. With 15 colored engravings. Don Juan: Volume the Second: Containing his Life in London, or, A True Picture of the British Metropolis. With numerous colored plates. 2 vols., 8vo, full crimson crushed levant morocco, gold tooled panelled backs and inside borders, gilt tops, uncut, by Riviere. London: Thomas Kelly, 1821-2 FIRST EDITION. Very fine copy of one of the scarcest of color-plate books. 115. Goldsmith (Oliver). The Vicar of Wakefield; A Tale. Illustrated with 24 full-page colored designs by Thomas Rowlandson. Royal 8vo, original ochre cloth, gilt back and top. London: R. Ackermann, 1823 Fine copy, with the plates brilliantly colored. 116. Mitford (Capt. John, R. N.). The Adventures of Johnny Newcome in the Navy. A Poem, in Four Cantos, with Notes. With 20 full-page humorous colored plates by Williams. Royal Svo, original boards, neatly rebacked, with original printed paper label, entirely uncut. In cloth case. London: Published for the Author, 1823 Fine and perfect copy. RARE IN ORIGINAL BOARDS, UNCUT. The work is sometimes listed as by Alfred Burton, but this was merely the nom de plume of Captain John Mitford. 117. Pasquin (Peter). Flowers from Nature. Six plates, each containing six subjects, being humorous personifications of flowers, finely colored by hand, in the manner of Henry Alken. Oblong 4to, original printed wrappers. Enclosed in cloth folding London, 1824 case. Fine copy, rare in the original wrappers. 118. — Hardy (J.). A Picturesque and Descriptive Tour in the Mountains of the High Pyrenees, comprising 24 Views beautifully colored, of the most interesting scenes from original drawings taken on the spot. 8vo, full calf, gilt edges. London: R. Ackermann, 1825 The illustrations in this volume have the beauty and effect of original drawings. 119. Doyley (Sir Charles). Tom Raw, the Griffin: A Burlesque Poem, in Twelve Cantos: Illustrated by 25 engravings, (in the manner of Rowlandson, and brilliantly colored), descriptive of the Adventures of a Cadet in the East India Company's Service, from the period of his quitting England to his obtaining a staff situation in India. By a Civilian and an Officer on the Bengal Establishment. Royal 8vo, original salmon-colored cloth, gilt top, The other edges uncut, with the 10-page catalogue of Ackermann's publications at end, as issued. London: R. Ackermann, 1828 FIRST EDITION. A fine copy, with the plates in brilliant state. plates are sometimes wrongfully attributed to Rowlandson, but are undoubtedly the work of the author, Sir Charles Doyley, who was an artist of much ability. 120. Read's Characteristic National Dances; including a Series of Tales by Popular Authors. Illustrated with 12 full-page plates and a title-page, exquisitely colored in the manner of Baxter prints, depicting the National Dances of Various Nations. Royal 4to, original green cloth gilt, gilt edges. London: Read & Co., 1853 Very scarce. A beautiful volume in immaculate condition. The lovely plates have almost the appearance of oil paintings. Heath (W.). 121. Fashion and Folly: Illustrated in a Series of 23 humorous colored engravings, by W. Heath. 4to, orig. inal printed wrappers. London: William Sams, n. d. 122. Fine copy; without backstrip; the plates brilliantly colored. The Panorama of the Thames from London to Richmond, Exhibiting every Object on both Banks of the River, with a concise description of the most remarkable places, and a General View of London. A folding colored panorama, over 50 feet in length and 82 in width, with accompanying text, enclosed in original cloth folder, oblong 4to, with original printed label, and ties, back slightly worn. London: Samuel Leigh, n. d. An immaculate copy, and very scarce in any condition. THE ONLY COPY KNOWN 123. COLORED SPORTING PLATES. NEWHOUSE (CHARLES B.). Incidents in Travelling. From Drawings by Charles B. Newhouse, engraved by R. G. Reeve. The full Series of 20 fullpage plates, beautifuly colored by hand, depicting Coaching and Racing Scenes, in fair and foul weather, with a great variety of detail and action. Royal 4to, boards, leather back (one hinge weak, name on title, some blank portions of plates mottled). In cloth slip. London: J. Watson, 1835 case. FIRST ISSUE, AND THE ONLY PERFECT COPY KNOWN. Sixteen of the plates were republished by Fores in 1845 as "The Roadster's Album," a volume which itself is noted for the beauty of its illustrations and its extreme rarity. This volume, "Incidents in Travelling," contains the FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE FULL SERIES OF TWENTY PLATES, dated 1833, 1834, and 1835, brilliantly colored by hand. The titles of the 20 plates are as follows: Repose in the Mail. Quite full Sir! Taking an inside Birth (sic). Travelling in a Hunting Country. One Mile from Gretna. An Arrival at Gretna. A False Start. An Awkward Place in a Frost. Going to the Moors. A Frost. An Insubordinate Gate Keeper. The drag is broke. Hold hard! you have forgot the Lady! I'm afraid we have now got into the ditch. An unwelcome Fare. No time to lose, Ma'am. The old grey loosed his trace again! The sleepy Gate Keeper. 124. COOK (COLONEL). Observations on Fox-Hunting, and the Management of Hounds in the Kennel and the Field. Lithographed plates. 8vo, half red calf, gilt back, gilt top, uncut. London: Printed for the Author, 1826 FIRST EDITION. With the Heckscher bookplate. Very scarce. 125. [COOPER (JOHN).] The Warwickshire Hunt, from 1795 to 1836; describing many of the most splendid Runs with these highly celebrated Hounds. By Venator. Engraved frontispiece and woodcut vignettes. 8vo, half crushed red levant morocco, gilt top, uncut, by Riviere. London, 1837 FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. Scarce. 126. COTTON (CHARLES). The Complete Gamester; or, Instructions How to play at Billiards, Trucks, Bowls, and Chess. Together with all manner of usual and most Gentile Games either on Cards or Dice. To which is added, The Arts and Mysteries of Riding, Racing, Archery, and Cock-Fighting. Engraved frontispiece, with leaf of explanation. Small 8vo, old calf, rehinged. London: Printed by A. M. for R. Cutler, 1674 THE RARE FIRST EDITION. The preliminary part of this volume describes an ordinary, and the various tricks and manners of the frequenters. 127. COWPER (WILLIAM). The Yorkshire Hunt; or, an Extraordinary Chase of the Parson and the Cat. With 6 spirited engravings on wood, after the manner of Cruikshank, by M. U. Sears. 16mo, original printed boards. Preserved in full morocco London, 1830 covers. SCARCE. 128. [COX (NICHOLAS).] The Hunter. A Discourse of Horsemanship: Directing the right way to breed, keep, and train a Horse, for ordinary Hunting and plates. 12mo, crushed crimson levant morocco, Jansen style, gilt edges, by Riviere (a few rust spots). Oxford: Printed by L. Lichfield, 1685 FIRST EDITION. A very early and extremely rare book on hunting. 129. CRUIKSHANK COLORED PLATES. Woodward (G. M.). Eccentric Excursions; or, Literary and Pictorial Sketches of Countenance, Character and Country in different parts of England and South Wales. Interspersed with Curious Anecdotes. With upwards of 100 Characteristic and Illustrative Prints by G. M. Woodward, engraved by Cruikshank. The plates colored by hand. Royal 4to, full maroon morocco, gilt back and top, other edges London: Allen & Co., 1798 Very scarce. In fine condition. Some of the folding rough. FIRST EDITION. plates are mounted on linen. 130. CRUIKSHANK (GEORGE). Combe (William). Life of Napoleon. A Hudibrastic Poem in Fifteen Cantos, by Doctor Syntax. With 30 Colored Engravings by G. Cruikshank. 8vo, full blue polished calf, richly gilt back and inside borders, gilt edges, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. London; Printed for T. Tegg, 1815 FIRST EDITION. Very fine copy. The striking engraved title-page, depicting Napoleon's rise and fall, has been called the best single plate ever done by George Cruikshank. MUDFORD'S WATERLOO, WITH COLORED PLATES 131. CRUIKSHANK (GEORGE). Mudford (William). An Historical Account of the Campaign in the Netherlands, in 1815, under his Grace the Duke of Wellington, and Marshal Prince Blucher, comprising the Battles of Ligny, Quatre Bras, and Waterloo; with a Detailed Narrative of the Political Events connected with those Memorable Conflicts, down to the Surrender of Paris, and the Departure of Bonaparte for St. Helena. Illustrated by numerous public and private official documents, and other papers, hitherto unpublished. Embellished with a Series of 27 beautiful highly colored plates depicting the country between Brussels and Charleroi, from drawings made on the spot by James Rouse, includ ing 4 splendid plates drawn and etched by George Cruikshank, as follows: The Portraits of the Generals. The Engraved Emblematic Title page. The large folding plate of the Battle of Waterloo. The Figures on all the other plates are supposed to be by G. Cruikshank, also the Vignette on the plan. Thick royal 4to, handsomely bound in full dark red straight-grain morocco, gilt borders on sides, panelled back, gold tooled with Napoleonic emblems, broad inside borders, gilt edges, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. London: Henry Colburn, 1817 FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the Publisher's name and the date 1816, at the foot of the engraved title, and all the plates dated 1816. Remarkably fine and perfect copy. RARE. 132. [ ] The Literary Humbug; or, Weekly Take-in. By Jaspero the Younger, Esq. Woodcuts by George Cruikshank. Numbers 1-9. In one vol., 8vo, three-quarter brown morocco, gilt edges. London, 1823 Commencing with the seventh number, the name of this publication was changed to "The Literary Exposé. According to Cohn, the Truman copy had a woodcut on p. 131 with a woodcut signed by G. C., which does not appear in the present copy. 133. Points of Humour. Illustrated by the Designs of George Cruikshank. Parts 1 and 2, complete (all published). 20 etchings, COLORED BY HAND, and 20 woodcuts, all by Cruikshank. 8vo, full blue calf, gold line borders on back and sides, gilt top, with the advertisements of both parts, and the original printed wrappers of Part 2 bound in, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. FIRST EDITION. Fine copy. London: C. Baldwyn, 1823-4 IRELAND'S NAPOLEON, PLATES IN FIRST STATE 134. CRUIKSHANK (GEORGE). Ireland (W. H.). The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Late Emperor of the French, &c. Engraved by G. Cruikshank from the Original Designs of Vernet, Denon, &c., executed at Paris by Duplesis Berteaux. 24 finely colored plates, and the 3 uncolored plates of Marie Louise, the Duc de Reichstadt, and Napoleon's Generals. 4 vols., 8vo, full crimson crushed levant morocco, with golden bees as corner ornaments on sides, panelled backs gold tooled with Napoleonic emblems, gilt tops, other edges rough. London: John Fairburn (and John Cumberland), 1823-8 FIRST EDITION, WITH ALL THE COLORED PLATES IN FIRST STATE, and linen-backed. With printed titles for the first and second volumes, and the four engraved titles bearing the imprint of Cumberland, who purchased the rights from Fairburn, and printed the last volume. These engraved titles all have the Ludgate Hill imprint, showing this to be the genuine First Edition, and the half-title to Vol. 1, the starred leaves in Vol. 3, and the list of illustrations in Vol. 4, are present. An unusually fine copy of this important work. 135. Hood (Thomas). The Epping Hunt. With six engravings on wood after the designs of George Cruikshank. 16mo, original limp boards (back worn). FIRST EDITION. 136. London, 1829 George Cruikshank's Omnibus. Illustrated with 100 engravings on steel and wood, of which all are by George Cruikshank with the exception of 3 of the steel engravings. Edited by Laman Blanchard. 8vo, original stamped cloth, with gilt designs. on back and front cover by George Cruikshank; entirely uncut, with the original yellow end papers and advertisements, as issued. London: Tilt & Bogue, 1842 FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY to W. G. Lettsom, one of the contributors to the volume, with Cruikshank's autograph inscription and his characteristic signature on half-title. On the fly-leaf Mr. Lettsom has noted his own contributions. MAXWELL'S "IRISH REBELLION" IN PARTS 137. CRUIKSHANK (GEORGE). Maxwell (W. H.). History of the Irish Rebellion in 1798, with Memoirs of the Union, and Emmet's Insurrection in 1803. Illustrated with 27 full-page etched plates, of which the 21 exceedingly striking and vivid scenes are by George Cruikshank, and the 6 portraits by another hand. 8vo, in the 15 original parts (15 in 12, the last three num |