Universal George Cruikshank Ballad Of Lord Bateman 1851 Illustrated Humorous Poem - Final Sale [yh0BPAcV]

(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Illustrated Books, George Cruikshank, Humor).

The Loving Ballad of Lord Bateman, Illustrated by George Cruikshank.
Published 1851, London by David Bogue.
40 pages. Text in English. Illustrated throughout with 11 engraved plates (complete).

Publisher's soft cloth binding, gilt pictorial cover decorations, gilt title lettering.

Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.

Binding gently age worn, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall attractive as an object.

Paper is lightly uniformly toned, small scattered spotting, tight, sound internally.

Still attractive on the shelf. The book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail showing how this book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.

Book Measures c. 5 1/2" H x 4" W.

[B10347].