The comic almanack. An ephemeris in jest and earnest, containing merry tales, humorous poetry, quips and oddities. By Thackeray, Albert Smith, Gilbert à Beckett, the Brothers Mayhew. With many hundred illustrations by George Cruikshank and other artists. First series 1835-1843. Second series 1844-1853

London: Chatto & Windus, n.d., 1870. 2 volumes, thick 8vo, pp. [4], 388; [2], 428; inserted frontispieces (1 folding) and title pages, illustrated throughout with nearly 2000 woodcuts and steel engravings (some folding); a fine, bright set in later three-quarter crimson morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, gilt-decorated spines in 6 compartments, morocco labels in 2, a.e.g. Cohen 184 for the first editions, 1835-53. (Inventory #: 59813)