Guide Comique (1 results)
More imagesPublished by Imprimerie Jouaust père et fils,, Paris 1862
- Softcover
Seller: Justin Croft Antiquarian Books Ltd ABA, Faversham, , United KingdomJustin Croft Antiquarian Books Ltd ABA
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Sole edition of this comic guide to London and the English, issued to coincide with the Great Exhibition. The four letterpress pages give some limited information for visitors: English money, the major sites (headed of course with the Crystal Palace), several hotels, inns and restaurants, carriage and boat fare, a few useful phr…ases and some baffling tips on British manners but this is really a vehicle for the 14 comic plates. They depict 46 numbered scenes or characters including: a coachman and a sweep, The Times newspaper, two pugilists, judges, beggars, hawkers, a Scotsman, huge barrels of drink (labelled 'Monster Cask') and a ratcatcher. The cover attributes the lithographs to 'Mr Cric' and the text to 'Mr Crac' and gives Paris and London booksellers' addresses, with a price of '1 Shelling'. 4to (258 × 208 mm), pp. [2], 4, plus 14 transfer lithograph plates. Quite foxed (heavier in a few margins). Original green paper printed wrappers. Slightly dusty, with corners just turned, spine mostly split, but contents holding. A very good survival of a rare and fragile item. [Worldcat lists the Vanderbilt University copy only; no British copies located in Library Hub; the CCFr lists a single copy in France (Bar le Duc).].
