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Odds and Ends in Prose and Verse
by CRUIKSHANK, George; MERLE, William Henry
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Calabasas, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831. A collection of poems and short stories, full of humor
Thirteen illustrations by George Cruikshank
CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. MERLE, William Henry. Odds and Ends. In Prose and Verse. By William Henry Merle, Esq. Illustrated by George Cruikshank from designs by the author. London: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831.
First edition. Small octavo (7 5/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 194 x 121 mm.). [viii], [1-3], 4-6, 9-146, [2] pp. Twelve woodcut and one etched illustration including seven full-page. Bound without the half-title and 12 pages of advertisements.
Three quarter dark green morocco over marbled boards ruled in gilt, spine with five raised bands decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Joints cracked but holding.
In one of the vignettes, we see a cat, looking melancholy, refusing the dish offered to her by her mistress; around her neck hangs a medallion with the portrait of a pig and, in front of her, an open book reads: Bacon's works... The image illustrates a poem recounting The Loves of a Pig and a Cat.
William Henry Merle (1791-1878) alias Bird. Author, Journalist and amateur draughtsman, he supplied sketches for prints to George Cruikshank. He signed his drawings with the pseudonym "A Bird
Thirteen illustrations by George Cruikshank
CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. MERLE, William Henry. Odds and Ends. In Prose and Verse. By William Henry Merle, Esq. Illustrated by George Cruikshank from designs by the author. London: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831.
First edition. Small octavo (7 5/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 194 x 121 mm.). [viii], [1-3], 4-6, 9-146, [2] pp. Twelve woodcut and one etched illustration including seven full-page. Bound without the half-title and 12 pages of advertisements.
Three quarter dark green morocco over marbled boards ruled in gilt, spine with five raised bands decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Joints cracked but holding.
In one of the vignettes, we see a cat, looking melancholy, refusing the dish offered to her by her mistress; around her neck hangs a medallion with the portrait of a pig and, in front of her, an open book reads: Bacon's works... The image illustrates a poem recounting The Loves of a Pig and a Cat.
William Henry Merle (1791-1878) alias Bird. Author, Journalist and amateur draughtsman, he supplied sketches for prints to George Cruikshank. He signed his drawings with the pseudonym "A Bird
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- Bookseller
- David Brass Rare Books, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 05646
- Title
- Odds and Ends in Prose and Verse
- Author
- CRUIKSHANK, George; MERLE, William Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831
- Keywords
- MERLE, William Henry
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