Christopher Anstey — The New Bath Guide

London, Hurst, Chance & Co. 1830 . Cloth. Lovely copy of Christopher Anstey's significant satirical poetry work on life in eighteenth-century Bath, featuring illustrations by George Cruikshank. In contemporary cloth binding by W. Smith, bookbinder.With a twenty-four-page publisher's catalogue to the front of the work. Featuring an illustrated title page and five etched plates. Collated, complete. By illustrious illustrator and caricaturist George Cruikshank, best known for his illustrations of Charles Dickens' works, among many others.A collection of fifteen poetical letters showing a satirical view of life in eighteenth-century Bath. The text follows the adventures of the three naive children of a Northern squire whilst on a visit to the city. This was Christopher Anstey's most popular work, and he never quite recaptured the success of this work, which was constantly in print during his lifetime. In contemporary cloth binding. With binder's stamp to rear paste down, "W. Smith, Bookbinder, Ivy Lane." Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing, resulting in minor loss of cloth, predominantly to joints. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and clean copy with light spotting concentrated towards the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: George Cruikshank. Very Good .