CRUIKSHANK
(George, 1792-1878, Caricaturist & Illustrator)
Autograph Letter Signed to Messrs Simmons & Bottor
saying that "with reference to the title page of 'Puss in Boots' of Stereotype it may stand as it is for this Edition - if not then merely put the name of A or 'Alfred Arnold ...", 1 side 8vo., no place, 10th May
Item Date:
1875
Stock No:
40939
£150
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LETTER WITH ORIGINAL SKETCHES
CRUIKSHANK
(George, 1792-1878, Caricaturist & Illustrator)
Draft Autograph Letter, Unsigned
to 'Sir', ending unfinished on Side 1, followed on Side 2 by a list of things to do and people to contact, Cruikshank apologises that "your letter of the 25th of last month came to hand ... my hands were so full ... all I could do was to read it and lay it upon the table with many others ...", followed by faint pencil, he continues in ink "which although good feeling exists on the part of all parties - it requires ... to have cemented those bonds of union & friendship between [members] of the different classes of society - & which I believe only require a proper confidence to carry into effect", this suggests that the letter concerns one of the humanitarian causes he was increasingly involved in, chiefly the temperance movement, which is reinforced on Side 2 by such names as Cobden and in particular Dickens, with whom he had had such a close relation as his most famous illustrator, but, as a 'moderationist' as regards alcohol, was concerned that Cruikshank was overdoing total abstinence, other entries are "Steel plates / Etchings ground / British Gallery / ... Write to George / ... Coal / Boots / Umbrella ...", and, not least, Uncle Toms [Cabin] which had created a furore in America this present year, and which Cruikshank illustrated for Cassell's, one of many competing editions in the UK, finally in pencil he writes 'History of a Leaf', and MAG in large decorative capital letters, 2 sides tall 8vo., 48 Mornington Place (later 263 Hampstead Road, N.W.1), 27th November
Item Date:
1852
Stock No:
55779
£350
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CRUIKSHANK
(George, 1792-1878, Caricaturist & Illustrator)
Envelope Addressed to his wife with a Pen Sketch by him on the verso,
a caricature face in profile with lips turned up in disapproval, also memoranda in his hand of names with money sums totalling £17 and other jottings including "Blewitt Ventilation" and pencil notes, 2 sides 3" x 5½", 11th October
faint remains of transparent paper on one edge of front without loss
Item Date:
1860
Stock No:
56163
£75
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CRUIKSHANK
(George, 1792-1878, Artist & Caricaturist, Illustrator of Dickens)
Wood engraving, bearing his engraved signature,
titled "Dog-days - Legislation going to the dogs", showing two dogs as 'swells' smoking cigars and pouring scorn on their hard working fellows, of whom two are pulling a hardware cart from "Houndsditch", one of the latter says angrily that "dog Billy has grown so proud that he has declined to kill any more Rats!!", according to his cousin "from Barking", in the background are two other conversations involving a lap-dog, a guard-dog and a dancing-dog, 1 side 3¼" x 5¼" in margins 4¼" x 6½", verso blank, no place, no date, circa
light brown mark in blank left margin, closed tear in bottom edge reaching a short way into the image, tiny defect in one blank corner
Item Date:
1844
Stock No:
53032
£35
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CRUIKSHANK
(George, 1792-1878, Artist & Caricaturist, Illustrator of Dickens)
Fine unsigned carte-de-visite photo by A. & G. Taylor,
'Photographers to the Queen', showing him full length standing next to a Davenport desk, 4" x 2½", no place, no date, circa
slightly faded
Item Date:
1870
Stock No:
39143
£75
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