John Fairburn / 5 works bound together 1Fairburn's Description 1st Edition 1814

Description: 5 works bound together: 1)Fairburn's Description of the Popular and Comic New Pantomime, 2) Vortigern And Rowena, 3) Alexander the Great, 4) The Comedy of Wild Oats and 5) Life in London Author: (John Fairburn) (George Cruikshank), Nathaniel Lee, Thomas Curnick Title: 5 works bound together: 1)Fairburn's Description of the Popular and Comic New Pantomime, 2) Vortigern And Rowena, 3) Alexander the Great, 4) The Comedy of Wild Oats and 5) Life in London Publication: London and various: John Fairburn and others as described, 1791-1814 Edition: Third, with Additions, and firsts Description: George Cruikshank. A very good copy of this volume which combines 5 individual works into one Very good 3/4 leather period binding on marbled boards, with only modest scuffing on corners Ink signature of early owner on ffep, light pencil listing of the 5 works on front pastedown and modest foxing on rear pastedowns, otherwise in excellent condition for its age Each of the included works appears to be quite scarce individually, with no copies found available for sale and few held in libraries 1 Fairburn's Description of the Popular and Comic New Pantomime, Called Harlequin and Mother Goose, or the Golden Egg - the 3rd edition (c 1806) of this very scarce work, which contains the earliest illustration by George Cruikshank Cohn 280 lists the first and second editions as both published in 1806, but does not describe the third edition Cohn does mention however that the colored frontispiece (see photo) was cited by Cruikshank himself 'that this was the first etching done by him as his own unassisted work' An impressive claim, since that would have meant he was just 14 when the book was published George Cruikshank (1792 â€" 1878) was 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 2 Vortigern And Rowena, a Poem in three cantos, by Thomas Curnick, 1814, printed for the author, Bristol and Bath, 76 pp 3 Alexander the Great, A Tragedy, by Nathaniel Lee, 1781, Edinburgh, Apollo Press, 57 pp minor water staining at top of first two leaves 4 The Comedy of Wild Oats, or Strolling Gentlemen, in Five Acts, As Performed at the Theatre-Royal, Smoke-Alley, 1792, printed for the booksellers, 69 pp 5 Hodgson's Juvenile Drama, Life in London, A Play, in Three Acts, Depicting the Day and Night Scenes of Tom, Jerry, Logic & Co, Adapted to Hodgson's Theatrical Characters and Scenes in the Same, London, Hodgson and Co, no date, 36 pp (coffee?) staining on last 8 pages, but no text obscured,. Very Good+. Seller ID: AA293 Baykorp Books Selling quality books and related items at reasonable prices. Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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