A Comic Alphabet; An Essay on the Genius of George Cruikshank's Comic Alphabet

Title: A Comic Alphabet; An Essay on the Genius of George Cruikshank's Comic Alphabet

Author: Cruikshank, George; Vogler, Richard A.

Publication: Los Angeles, California: Leadenhall Press, 1978.

Description: Two-volume miniature set containing a facsimile edition of George Cruikshank's "A Comic Alphabet," as well as an essay describing the work. One of 350 copies published upon the 100th anniversary of Cruikshank's death. The essay was printed by Philip Lewis from Herman Zapf's 7-point Medici Script and Palatino Semi Bold type. Bound by Gailing Bindery in printed cream paper over boards, with a green paper sleeve. 2.625 x 2 inches; 2 volumes (1 accordion-folded sheet (25 unnumbered leaves); 36 pages). From the library of miniature book collector Dorothy Rowe Shaw, with her bookplate on the front pastedown of "An Essay..." Ghost pencil markings and small tear at one corner of the sleeve enclosure and crease at edge of final leaf of "A Comic Alphabet", else clean and crisp. Near Fine.