The Ricky Jay Collection
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Lot 86
CRUIKSHANK, George (1792 – 1878). A Discovery Concerning Gh...
Estimate: $300 - $600
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CRUIKSHANK, George (1792 ? 1878). A Discovery Concerning Ghosts: With A Rap at the ?Spirit-Rappers.? London: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1864. Second edition. Original printed wrappers bound in three-quarters green morocco over marbled boards with matching endsheets. T.E.G. Tall 8vo. Engraved bookplate of John Francis Neylan. Wrappers spotted and soiled, joints worn, general shelfwear; very good. Almost a stream-of-consciousness satire by Cruikshank, which touches on Mumler, The Davenport Brothers, and Pepper?s Ghost, and pictures the famous fat man Daniel Lambert walking a tightrope. Includes an extra illustration on p. 51 not present in the first edition, and additional information. As one bookseller put it: ?The mundane concern of where ghosts obtained their ghostly wardrobes intrigued Cruikshank greatly.?
