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A Remarkable Collection of Amusing Late Regency Comic Operas and Burlesques Illustrated by the Cruikshank Brothers and Finely Bound by Joseph Zaehnsdorf. DESCRIPTION: 1. Tom Thumb; A Burletta, altered from Henry Fielding by Kane O'Hara. With designs by George Cruikshank. London: Thomas Rodd, Great Newport Street, 1830. First edition, first issue, 12mo, pp. 34, [2 ads], [4, 2, 2 inserted ads]; woodcut frontispiece, vignette title page, 4 woodcut plates by G. Cruikshank plus a vignette tailpiece. With page 29/30 mispaginated 21/22 as in early issues [Cohen 615]. "In the earliest issues there occurs an error in the pagination, pp. 29/30 being numbered 21/22" (as here). Cohen 615. Original printed wrappers bound in. 2. The Beggar's Opera : in three acts by John Gay ; as performed at the Theatres Royal ; illustrated with original designs by Robert Cruikshank ; engraved by Kirchner and P. Cruikshank ; with introductory remarks. London : Joseph Thomas, 1837. First edition thus, 12mo, pp. 68, [2 ads; woodcut frontispiece, vignette title page, 4 woodcut plates by Robert Cruikshank plus several text vignettes, original printed pink wrappers. 3. Midas : A Burletta, in Two Acts / by Kane O'Hara ; as performed at the Theatres Royal ; illustrated with original designs, by Robert Cruikshank ; engraved by P. Cruikshank, W. C. Walker, &c. London : Joseph Thomas, Finch Lane, Cornhill 1837. First edition thus, 12mo, pp. 49, [1]; woodcut frontispiece, vignette title page, 5 woodcut plates by Robert Cruikshank plus several text vignettes, original printed pink wrappers. 4. Shakespeare's Katharine and Petruchio : a comedy taken by David Garrick from the taming of a shrew ; illustrated with original designs by Robert Cruikshank, engraved by P. Cruikshank, Kirchner and Wright ; with introductory remarks. London, Joseph Thomas, 1838. First edition thus, 12mo, pp. 50; woodcut frontispiece, vignette title page, 4 woodcut plates by Robert Cruikshank plus a text vignette, original printed pink wrappers. 5. The Mayor of Garratt : a comedy, in two acts by Samuel Foote, as performed at the Theatres Royal ; illustrated with original designs, by Robert Cruikshank, engraved by P. Cruikshank, Walker and Kirchner ; with introductory remarks. London, Joseph Thomas, 1837. First edition thus, 12mo, pp. 54; woodcut frontispiece, vignette title page, 4 woodcut plates by Robert Cruikshank plus a text vignette, original printed pink wrappers, 6:The Tailors (or "Quadrupeds") : a tragedy for warm weather, in three acts, as performed at the Theatres Royal by Samuel Foote / illustrated with original designs, by Robert Cruikshank, engraved by Wright & Folkard, Armstrong, P. Cruikshank, and Starling ; with introductory remarks by Richard Ryan. London, Joseph Thomas, 1836. First edition thus, 12mo, pp. 69, [3, adverts]; woodcut frontispiece, vignette title page, 5 woodcut plates by Robert Cruikshank plus a text vignette, original printed pink wrappers, 7. Bombastes Furioso : a burlesque tragic opera / by William Barnes Rhodes ; with eight designs by George Cruikshank. London : Thomas Rodd : T. Griffiths, 1830. First edition thus, 12mo, SIZE: Volume: 157 x 100 mm pp. 34; woodcut frontispiece, vignette title page, 6 woodcut plates by George Cruikshank, original printed yellow wrappers, these a very dust soiled, else fine. Seven volumes, each bound by Zaehnsdorf circa 1900 in full green polished calf, sides with triple gilt fillet borders, spine gilt with longitude red label onlaid, inner gilt triple fillet dentelles, grey endpapers. CONDITION: OVERALL: light minor rubbing or surface wear to all volumes (delicate collection), minor faults only else very good to fine. NOTE: Tom Thumb: Small corner stain to advert leaves AND Bombastes Furioso: Original printed yellow wrappers very dust soiled.
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