Peter Schlemihl’s Wundersame G - Rare Book Illustrated by G. Cruikshank - 1827
By George Cruikshank
Located in Roma, IT
Peter Schlemihl’s Wundersame Geschichte is an original modern rare book written by Adelbert von Chamisso (Châlons-en-Champagne,1781 – Berlin, 1838) and illustrated by George Cruikshank (London, 1792 - London, 1878) in 1827.
Published by Leonhard Schrag, Nürnberg.
Original First Edition.
Format: in 12°.
The book includes 213 pages with Six full page Etchings and one Frontispiece.
Mint conditions.
George Cruikshank (London, 1792 - London, 1878) was a British caricaturist and book illustrator, praised as the "modern Hogarth" during his life. His book illustrations for his friend di lui Charles Dickens, and many other authors, reached an international audience. For Charles Dickens, Cruikshank illustrated Sketches by Boz...
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1820s Romantic August Edouart More Art