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Lot 78

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[Cries of London] Figures of Fun; or, Comical Pictures, and Droll Verses, For Little Girls and Boys


London: Charles Tilt, 1833. Two parts in one volume. First edition. 12mo. Illustrated with an engraved hand-colored frontispiece and 15 engraved hand-colored plates; each plate with accompanying letterpress text. Full black morocco, ruled in blind, lettered in gilt, light rubbing to joints, top corners lightly worn; all edges gilt; light offsetting from plates; original pink wrappers bound in. Gumuchian 2527

A fine copy of this rare work, featuring 16 amusing engravings of London Cries, done in the manner of Arcimboldo and the French tradition of costumes or habits grotesques.

This lot is located in Philadelphia.

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