PICTURES OF LIFE & CHARACTER;. From the Collection of Mr Punch. First, Second,Third and Fourth Series in Two Volumes.
Bradbury and Evans, 1863. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. 1st and 2nd Series bound in one volume, 3rd and 4th in a second volume. First Series dated 1863, 96 pages, including a two page index. Second Series, dated 1862, 96 pages, no index. Volume's front endpapers is mostly gone, the back endpaper is creased and has a closed tear in it, minor chips to some pages; cover is scuffed, lower three inches of the spine is missing; scratch on the cover. Third Series is dated 1864, 96 pages including 2 of index; Fourth Series, dated 1864, 96 pages without index; endpapers are soiled and creased. Cover is scuffed, glass mark on the front cover. Hinges on both volumes are cracked. A very good set of hundreds of these b/w caricatures from Punch, with a minimum of four and up to alt least eight images per page. Very Good - / No Jacket. Item #001985
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