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London: David Bogue. Hardcover. Good+. George Cruikshank. An undated later printing; in original rose-colored embossed cloth, but rebacked; new cloth spine and gilt-decorated title label; new hinges; Japanese paper used to repair crack at title page. Good+ (corners bumped; several bumps to rear board with short tears along foreedge and three deep gouges to side edge, reveals board; cloth faded to light brown away from middle; chip at top corner of frontispiece and few odd stains; plates in good shape but toned near edges); 285pp + 12 plates.

NY: McClure, Phillips & Co., 1903. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair. Published, September, 1903 stated; INSCRIBED by Ade opposite title page in 1920. Fair copy in original cloth (covers rough and spotted, cocked, spine worn at ends and torn at top, titles faded from spine, hinges repaired with librarians' tape, book review from newspaper pasted on front pastedown, front endpapers darkened, cracked throughout, light foxing, stains to top and side edges of pp113-57). 357 pp; text clean.

Greenwich, Conn.: New York Graphic Society. Soft cover. Very Good-. No publication date or further information stated; oblong 8vo, white paper covers; vg- (covers toned, worn, and bowing; edgeworn; corners lightly bowing; bottom corner of last page creased; pages toning).

1880: Chicago. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-. Belford, Clarke. 1st, brown cloth, vg-, no dj; bumped corners, spine ends crimped & worn, occaional light foxing. 248 pp.

London: Punch, 1856. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Vg in original purple cloth; spine faded, owner's name on front pastedown & title page. Text very clean. Illus. by John Leech and many others.