George Cruikshank’s Omnibus. Illustrated with One Hundred Engravings on Steel and Wood and George Cruikshank’s Table-Book

Blanchard, Laman, editor; George Cruikshank, illustrator.  George Cruikshank’s Omnibus. Illustrated with One Hundred Engravings on Steel and Wood.  London:  Tilt and Bogue, 1842.

Housed in a slipcase with:

A Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, editor; George Cruikshank, illustrator.  George Cruikshank’s Table-Book.  London:  Published at the Punch Office, 1845.

First editions in book form, preceded by the issues in parts.  Cruikshank’s famous anthologies of humor and verse, profusely illustrated at the height of his fame and abilities.