The life of Sir John Falstaff. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. With a biography of the knight, from authentic sources, by Robert B. Brough, Esq

Brough, Robert B.

Published by Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, London, 1858

About this Item

First book edition, 8vo, pp. [iii]-xx, 196; 20 etched plates by Cruikshank plus a nearly full-page woodcut; later half brown morocco over brown cloth, gilt-decorated spine in 5 compartments, gilt-lettered direct in 1; frontispiece loose, but present; joints and extremities scuffed and rubbed; a good copy. "Falstaff, in Shakespeare's Henry IV, a fat, witty, good-humoured old knight, loving jests, self-indulgent, and over-addicted to snack; a braggart who, when exposed, has presence of mind and resource enough to find some shift to save his face; he seems to exaggerate and boast his vices in order to bring out their humorous side" (Oxford Companion to English Literature). Cohen 96.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The life of Sir John Falstaff. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. With a biography of the knight, from authentic sources, by Robert B. Brough, Esq
• Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, London
• Publication Date: 1858
• Seller catalogs:
  • Illustrated Books
  • English Literature