Lessons Thrift, First Edition (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed by Author(s).

1. edition. 240 pages, with 12 aquatints by Isaac Robert Cruikshank. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 900 8°, Half-leather binding, binding slightly rubbed, spine slightly damaged, inside slightly stained, generally good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition. 240 pages. Illustrated with 12 full color plates by Cruikshank of which 7 are present along with title page illustration. Also missing frontis. Scattered foxing though the plates are in excellent condition. Rebound with binding in very good condition. (P6).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good first edition book. Marbled paper covered boards, leather on spine and corners. Four raised bands on spine with blind-stamped decorations on sections, gilt lettering on two, and gilt-stamped decorations at head and tail of spine. External page edges are marbled and soil-darkened. Tail of spine is chipped on the corners and missing 3/16" across width. Edges are rubbed through in several places, including fore-edge corners. Marbled brown end papers, front inside hinge is cracked, back hinge is partially cracked. Edges of end-papers are sunned. Two newspaper clipping referencing this work are attached to the first blank page after the FFEP. Previous owner's name in ink on the verso to the frontispiece. Engraved title page and 12 full-page hand coloured plates, including frontispiece. With red place-ribbon. Tissue-guards are missing from the frontispiece and the plates at pp. 184 and 216. The Contents pages includes: "The reader will perceive an hiatus after p. 38. (39-42), another after p. 86 (87-110), and a third after p. 162 (163-178). Some digressions occurred in this places on subjects too abstruse to be generally interesting; they have therefor been withdrawn; but in consequence of a temporary absence of the author, the suppression too place after the work was printed. As the connexion of its parts is no disturbed, it is hoped that the liberty thus taken will be tolerated with indulgence." Blank pages before and after text are grubby. Text pages are smudged, foxing is most prevalent around plates and tissue-guards. Text block is stable. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition descriptions. Additional photos available at your request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Full red levant. 9.5x6.25x.75 . Title with vignette in color and 12 colored plates by I.R. Cruikshank. Octavo, gilt tooled, gilt edges. Front cover embellished with a pictorial onlay in vari-colored moroccos. 5 raised bands (six compartments) with floriated gilt devices in compartments 1, 4, 5, & 6. Compartment 2 bears the title in gilt lettering, and compartment 3 contains the name of Cruikshank. Ribbon marker. Contains an engraved title page and 12 full page hand coloured plates. London 1820. A rare color-plate book in a fine pictorial binding. Please see photos re age related issues, including slight tanning of pages, faint smudges on the back side of illustrations, and discolouration and cracking bottom 2 inches of spine. All proceeds benefit library programs for the local community. Please contact seller if additional information is required. Shipping within the U.S. only. Shelf L.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Full calf, 9 1/2 inches tall. An elegant full calf by Riviere with gilt raised bands, label and very fine floral gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt corner tools and triple fillets frame the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. With an engraved title page and 12 hilarious full page hand coloured plates. With the armorial bookplate of Edmund Lacon. Rubbing, in particular to the upper joint, some scuffing and slight foxing to the preliminaries, but overall a fine copy of the first edition. This copy, as with all editions had pp. 39-42, 87-110 and 163-178 omitted, a footnote appears on p. xvi explaining: "The reader will perceive an hiatus after p. 38, another after p. 86, and a third after p. 162. Some digressions occurred in those places on subjects too abstruse to be generally interesting; they have therefore been withdrawn".

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Cruikshank, Isaac Robert (illustrator). First Edition. Quarto size, 212 pp. (not matching pagination, see below), with 12 aquatints by Isaac Robert Cruikshank. A humorous collection of sketches exalting through parody the merits of the thrifty. The writing, although very much a parody, contains many nuggets of truths which illuminate how little the world has changed in the about 200 years since the book's publication: "Money, money alone, though it has been unaccountably neglected by authors, strangers perhaps to its very name, and still more to its practical use and management. . .is the mainspring of all human action, want, wish, and desire." The author goes on to state that it is the desire of "the Save-all Club" to keep "the Kind and Benevolent Reader" out of the grip of poverty through thrift. The "Rules of the Club" provide amusing proof of such virtue: Rule VI, "The smallest superfluous expense is not only a reproach to a member, but he may be fined by the Committee, for the use of the poor"; and Rule IV, "As a new coat never fails to attract animadversion in the Club, the members are requested to avoid that singularity as much as possible. If it prove that the coat is only turned, the owner shall dine that day GRATIS". Isaac Robert Cruikshank (1759-1856) was a popular English caricature artist and cartoonist, and like his brother George, is known for his pioneer work in the history of comics and comic strip cartoons. He collaborated often with George, who is better known for his work with Charles Dickens. This edition was originally issued in boards, and had pp. 39-42, 87-110 and 163-178 omitted, as is the case in this edition (and all known editions) and which is explained in a footnote appearing on p. xvi: "The reader will perceive an hiatus after p. 38, another after p. 86, and a third after p. 162. Some digressions occurred in those places on subjects too abstruse to be generally interesting; they have therefore been withdrawn; but in consequence of a temporary absence of the author, the suppression took place after the work was printed. As the connexion of its parts is not disturbed, it is hoped that the liberty thus taken will be tolerated with indulgence." Additionally, this copy has plate no. 11 bound as the frontis instead of being bound at p. 186. Each plate is marked, "Designed and Etched by I. [which appears as a "J" at this date, in keeping with the Latin tradition] R. Cruikshank," and bears the imprint, "Published by Thomas Boys Ludgate Hill, London Dec. 1 1819." ___DESCRIPTION: Custom bound by Bennett Book Studio, NY (with their binder's stamp on the verso of the front free endpaper), in quarter blue morocco and marbled paper covered boards, backstrip stamped in gilt, top-edge gilt, fore- and tail-edges uncut, engraved title page with the coloured vignette of a three-pronged candlestick (which is thrifty as one can burn a candle down to the base), twelve aquatint plates including frontis; quarto size (10 1/8" by 6 5/8"), pagination: [i] ii-xvi [1] 2-38, 43-86, 111-162, 179-240 pp., first edition. ___CONDITION: A near fine copy, the marbled paper boards clean and unrubbed with only a few, light stray marks, the leather shelfback smooth with a few light spots of rubbing and the gilt bright, straight corners, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean, and the volume is entirely free of prior owner markings; some sunning to the spine, light rubbing to the corners, some of the plates have toned with corresponding offsetting to the opposite text pages, one leaf (pp. 221-222) with the fore-edge bottom corner torn (loss of about an inch, only in the ample margins, with no loss of text); still overall a near fine copy. ___CITATION: Tooley, no 165, this copy without the final advertisement leaf, which "is however usually wanting". ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

With 12 hand-colored aquatint prints by Isaac Robert Cruickshank. (illustrator). Near fine (covers nice & bright; little foxing to endpapers, else text nice & bright). A very nice copy! Tall 8vo., crushed Morocco leather with gilt ornamentation and borders; five raised-leather bands on gilt-tooled spine; marbled endpapers; top edge gilt. . Binding by Robertson First Edition. A humorous collection of sketches exalting, through parody, the merits of the thrifty.

Edition : 1st edition, contemporary ½ calf with marbled boards, spine with 6 compartments of raised bands, black morocco label on two., Size : 8vo, 12 hand coloured aquatints plates by Isaac Robert Cruikshank, hand coloured engraved title., References : Tooley 165; Abbey Life 276, P.frontis, engraved title, blank, i-xvi, 1-240 Occasional mild browning otherwise a very good copy.

First edition, thus. 12mo. [xx], 116, 45 + [2]pp. adverts. A complete guide to country life in verse. Bound in half black roan, rubbed at extremities. Pages browned. Generally clean and sound. VG+.

First Edition. (CRUIKSHANK, Isaac Robert) CRAWFORD, John William Roy. Lessons of Thrift, Published for General Benefit, by a Member of the Save-All Club. London: Thomas Boys, 1820. Octavo, early 20th-century full red morocco rebacked with elaborately gilt-decorated spine laid down, raised bands, top edge gilt, uncut. $1500.First edition of this satirical guide to thrift, illustrated with hand-colored vignette title page and 12 beautiful hand-colored plates by acclaimed English artist Isaac Robert Cruikshank, handsomely bound in full morocco-gilt by Riviere and Son.This satirical work examines the habits of the thrifty. Despite Crawford's embrace of parody (e.g. a chapter entitled, "The Economy of a Wooden Leg"), he nevertheless offers a number of truths that resonate even today about happiness, money, materialism, and more. The book is beautifully illustrated with a hand-colored vignette title page and 12 hand-colored plates by Isaac Robert Cruikshank, George Cruikshank's brother/collaborator and an acclaimed cartoonist in his own right. Plates and text generally fine, attractive contemporary morocco-gilt binding with expert restoration.

First Edition. First Edition. 8vo. 10 x 6 1/2 inches. Bound in the original cloth, paper spine label, uncut. Hand-coloured engraved title and 12 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Robert Cruikshank, advertisement leaf at end (often lacking), some light soiling and browning, plates a little offset, spine faded, corners bumped. Scarce in original cloth.