Rowlandson the caricaturist : a selection from his works, with anecdotal descriptions of his famous caricatures and a sketch of his life, times, and contemporaries [complete in two volumes]

Grego, Joseph (1843-1908)

London : Chatto and Windus, 1880. First Edition. Good copies only both in the original red leather-backed red cloth boards, slightly dust-toned overall and heavily rubbed at the edges with some surface loss. Spine elaborately gilt-tooled, now heavily worn overall and at the ends. Top edges gilt. In volume 1, the first leaf of the preface is loose, showing significant creases and minor tears to the margins. In volume 2, the gathering comprising pp. vii-xii is loose but present and strong. Otherwise, although the text blocks are cracked in some places, the sewing and cloth joints are holding secure. The leaves themselves are strong and bright overall, with some faint scattered foxing. Remains a very serviceable set overall. Item #460206

Physical description; complete in 2 volumes : frontispiece (portrait), illustrations ; 26 cm. Notes; Title vignettes. "With about four hundred illustrations." Contents: Volume 1: 1774-1799. Biographical sketch -- 1774-1781: early production -- 1782-1783 -- 1784: Political caricatures ; Social caricatures -- 1785 -- 1786 -- 1787 -- 1788 -- 1789-1790 -- 1791 -- 1792 -- 1793 -- 1794 -- 1795 -- 1796 -- 1797 -- 1798 -- 1799. Volume 2: 1800-1825. 1800 -- 1801 -- 1802 -- 1803 -- 1804 -- 1805 -- 1806 -- 1807 -- 1808 -- 1809 -- 1810 -- 1811 -- 1812 -- 1813 -- 1814 -- 1815 -- 1816 -- 1817 -- 1818 -- 1819 -- 1820 -- 1821 -- 1822 -- 1823 -- 1824 -- 1825 -- 1831 -- Summaries: Chronological summary of subjects, social and political caricatures, engraved by or after Thomas Rowlandson, with his contributions to book illustration in the order of publication ; Addendum to the chronological summary of Rowlandson's published caricatures -- Appendix: Additional sources of reference upon Rowlandson's caricatures. Subjects; Rowlandson, Thomas 1756-1827. Caricatures and cartoons. English wit and humor, Pictorial. Satirists, English. 18th century. 19th century. Great Britain.

Price: €195.00