The Horkey

Good. 1st edition; London: Macmillan & Co., 1882. Pictorial boards with cloth spine. Illustrations by George Cruikshank – note that th is is not THE George Cruikshank, but his nephew. Interior is clea n and tight. The covers are rubbed at edges, more heavily so at c orners. .

Beautifully illustrated antique copy of "The Horkey - A Provincial Ballad" by Robert Bloomfield. 1882; Macmillan and Co.; London. The book features wonderful color illustrations on every page by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. The name "horkey" was applied to end of harvest customs and celebrations, especially in the Eastern Counties of England. In the introduction to The Horkey, Bloomfield sets the scene..."In Suffolk… Read more about this item

Published by MacMillan, 1882. 1st edition.. Hardback. Fair/Poor. Illustrated by Cruikshank, George. Fair condition with no wrapper. A Provincial Ballad. Beautiful colour text illustrations throughout. Illustrated boards. Cloth spine. All edges blue. Cr 4to. Spine, corners and covers very worn and grubby. Ink name to front cover. Joints and some hinges cracked. Two gatherings, pages 17 to 32,… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan and Co., 1882. [Children's illustrated] ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE CRUICKSHANK (the younger). Slim quarto (25 x 21cm), pp.48. Printed with colour illustrations to every page. Illustrated paper-covered boards, green cloth spine, all edges green. Blind stamp of W.H. Smith Library to flyleaf, some toning and light spotting. Boards rubbed and worn to edges, some marks and scuffs to… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan and Co., 1882. First edition. Cloth. Good. 10" by 8". George Cruikshank. A first edition of this brightly illustrated verse from English poet, Robert Bloomfield. First edition. Illustrated throughout with colour images. A charming poem in the end of harvest customs and celebrations, a time known as… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan and Co., 1882. 1st. Hardcover. Fair/None. George Cruikshank. 48 pages. Hardcover with lightly rubbed boards. Previous owner's inscription. Boards have wear and chips to the top and sides. Corners lightly bumped. Partially detached front board and nearly detached back board. A fragile copy. Gutter cracked in several places. Unmarked, bright illustrations throughout by noted illustrator… Read more about this item

Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. London: Macmillan & Co., (1882). 8" x 10" pictorial boards with a green cloth spine- tips of corners rubbed raw, with a nick to the rear gutter- else Very Good- binding solid and sound, contents clean and fresh. Illustrations by Cruikshank. .

London, Macmillan and Co. 1882. . Erste Ausgabe (Osborne Coll. 1, S. 52: "Extracted from "Wild flowers", first publishes in 1806. The editor F. C. Burnand explains that Horkey is a Harvest Home festival in Suffolk. Robert Bloomfield (1766-1823) was born in the country but later was employed as a poor shoemaker in London... The illustrator was ...… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1882 48 colour pages by George Cruikshank; Hardback: quarter green cloth on Cruikshank illustrated pictorial boards; Corners rubbed, boards somewhat dirtied, front hinge tender, g+

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.