THE COMIC ALMANACK
George Cruikshank Illustrated Annual
First Series, 1835–1843
London: John Camden Hotten
Original 19th-Century Cloth Binding
Long before comic books were stapled, bagged, and boarded, this is what sequential humor looked like.
The Comic Almanack is a cornerstone of illustrated satire—a yearly British annual packed with jokes, social commentary, and some of the sharpest wood-engraved illustrations of the 19th century, all overseen by George Cruikshank, one of the most influential visual satirists to ever put ink to paper.
This volume compiles the First Series (1835–1843) and features hundreds of period illustrations—crowds, caricatures, street scenes, and absurdities—bridging the gap between Hogarth, Punch, and what would eventually become modern comics.
If you care about where comics came from, this book is part of the DNA.
CONDITION
Contents: Complete and solid. Text block intact, pages present and readable throughout.
Illustrations: Extensive Cruikshank engravings throughout; no removed plates observed.
Binding: Original green cloth present but structurally compromised. Spine split with exposed cords, cloth loss at head and tail, hinges failing.
Overall: Honest as-found copy. A prime candidate for professional, sympathetic reback—or a shelf-worthy study copy for the right collector.
THE COMIC ALMANACK
George Cruikshank Illustrated Annual
First Series, 1835–1843
London: John Camden Hotten
Original 19th-Century Cloth Binding
Long before comic books were stapled, bagged, and boarded, this is what sequential humor looked like.
The Comic Almanack is a cornerstone of illustrated satire—a yearly British annual packed with jokes, social commentary, and some of the sharpest wood-engraved illustrations of the 19th century, all overseen by George Cruikshank, one of the most influential visual satirists to ever put ink to paper.
This volume compiles the First Series (1835–1843) and features hundreds of period illustrations—crowds, caricatures, street scenes, and absurdities—bridging the gap between Hogarth, Punch, and what would eventually become modern comics.
If you care about where comics came from, this book is part of the DNA.
CONDITION
Contents: Complete and solid. Text block intact, pages present and readable throughout.
Illustrations: Extensive Cruikshank engravings throughout; no removed plates observed.
Binding: Original green cloth present but structurally compromised. Spine split with exposed cords, cloth loss at head and tail, hinges failing.
Overall: Honest as-found copy. A prime candidate for professional, sympathetic reback—or a shelf-worthy study copy for the right collector.
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