The Comic Almanack; An Ephemeris in Jest and Ea…

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8vo., Contemporary half green morocco over marbled boards, single raised band, gilt spine decorations, embossed character illustrations on spines, top edges gilt. 18.7x13x9.8 cm. Chatto and Windus: John Camden Hotten. London. No date but circa 1871. 388: 428 pp. Numerous illustrations including fold-outs. Very light wear to extremities, second series spine sunned, otherwise a very good set in very nice bindings. Nicely bound copies of these collections of humor by the famous British caricaturist and satirist lampooning 19th century culture. Heavy set, may require extra shipping. weight: 4.0 lb.