The Comic almanack : an ephemeris in jest and earnest, containing merry tales, humorous poetry, quips, and oddities. / By Thackeray, Albert Smith, Gilbert � Beckett, the brothers Mayhew. With many hundred illustrations by George Cruikshank and other artists. 1st-2d ser.; 1835-53
by Cruikshank, George (illus.); Thackeray, William Makepeace; Smith, Albert
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About This Item
London : Chatto and Windus, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Foxed throughout. The set remains quite well-preserved overall. Date is suggested. Physical description: 2 v. illus., plates. 19cm. Contents: Vol. 1- 1835-1843; Vol. 2- 1844-1853. Subjects: Almanacs, English; English wit and humor.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 396474
- Title
- The Comic almanack : an ephemeris in jest and earnest, containing merry tales, humorous poetry, quips, and oddities. / By Thackeray, Albert Smith, Gilbert � Beckett, the brothers Mayhew. With many hundred illustrations by George Cruikshank and other artists. 1st-2d ser.; 1835-53
- Author
- Cruikshank, George (illus.); Thackeray, William Makepeace; Smith, Albert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London : Chatto and Windus
- Date Published
- 1872
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...