Smedley, Frank E.

Frank Farlegh; Or, Scenes from the Life of a Private Pupil; Harry Coverdales Courtship and All That Came With It; Lewis Arundel or The Railroad of Life [3 volumes].

George Routledge & Sons, 1885. First Edition. Leather Binding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Near Fine / No Jacket. Item #005512803

3 volumes, complete as issued. Handsomely bound in 3/4 navy blue morocco over marbled boards by Zaenhsdorf, spines with raised bands and gilt tooling, covers bordered in gilt with a single fillet, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers (slight wear). The volumes (respectively) feature 30 hand coloured plates by George Cruikshank; 30 hand coloured plates by Phiz; 42 hand coloured plates by Phiz (102 total). Laid in loose is the original sales receipt from American Art Association Andersoon Galleries of New York, dated April 4/5, 1934, sale 4098 of the William K. Bixby Collection (lot 640).Hand-coloured Plates By phiz, George Cruikshank.

Price: $250.00