George Cruikshank — A Comic Alphabet

London, Arts Council of Great Britain, c1974 . Paperback. A smart facsimile edition of this colourfully illustrated alphabet by noted Victorian caricaturist George Cruikshank. In the publisher's original card wraps.  A facsimile, originally published in 1836. A work by George Cruikshank, a British caricaturist and book illustrator, praised as the "modern Hogarth" during his life. His book illustrations for his friend Charles Dickens, and many other authors, reached an international audience. This work contains a fold-out coloured illustration for each letter of the alphabet.  In the publisher's original card wraps. Externally, smart. Light shelf wear to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: George Cruikshank. Near Fine .