The comic almanac an ephemeris in jest and earnest, containing merry tales, humorous poetry, quips, and oddities, by Thackeray, Albert Smith, Gilbert A. Beckett, the Brothers Mayhew. With many hundred illustrations by George Cruikshank and other artists.
London: Chatto and Windus, n.d. Two volumes. 8vo. Hundreds of engraved illustrations throughout including the folding transportation engraving "Probable Effects of Over Female Emigration" (which is the frontispiece to the second volume). Original publisher’s cloth, gilt title and design on covers and spines; bindings lightly rubbed, half-title to Volume 1..... More



