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The Comic Almanack: 1835-1853 by George Cruikshank

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The Comic Almanack: 1835-1853 by George Cruikshank
Featured in this lot is this first and second series of The Comic Almanack 1835-1853 by George Cruikshank published in 1876 and displayed in the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. This book is an ephemeris in jest and earnest, containing merry tales, humorous poetry, quips, and oddities in a two volume set with illustrations by George Cruikshank and was started in 1835, and was organized around the etchings of George Cruikshank with textual contributions by William Makepeace Thackeray, Albert Smith, Gilbert A'Beckett and the Mayhew Brothers. The condition of this pair of books is preserved with some wear to the outside cloth wrapped covers and browning to the pages consistent with age but otherwise shows a preserved condition. The measurements of these books is 7 3/4" x 5 7/8". The collective weight of these books is 3lb 12oz.