Signed and Addressed Envelope / Unsigned Portrait

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Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA

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The English painter and above all caricaturist and book illustrator achieved great fame for the Charles Dickens novels he illustrated. Signed and Addressed Envelope, 4½" X 2½", n.p., n.y. [verso bears postal cancellation in Glasgow, Scotland, 7 August 18(5)6]. Very good. Minor mounting traces on verso. In his usual large script in thick brown ink, Cruikshank addresses this to "George Mills Esqr. / Glasgow Advertiser Office / 104 Union St. / Glasgow," signing at lower left. Interestingly, George Mills (1808-81) was a long-time friend of Cruikshank's -- a steamboat builder who dabbled in journalism and novel-writing; in 1857 he founded the "Glasgow Advertiser and Shipping Gazette" copies of which he sold for one penny (ironically, same denomination as the stamp on this envelope), which move forced his competitors to do likewise and in turn put Mill's paper out of business after a year! Strange that Cruikshank addresses this envelope to a publication not founded until the following year. The artist befriended Mills in 1848 and corresponded with him for decades (letters archived today in the Mitchell Library in Glasgow). Accompanied by an outstanding heavy stock 8" X 10" printed caricature of Cruikshank, an original plate from "A Gallery of Illustrious Literary Characters (1830-1838) Drawn by the Late Daniel Maclise" (London, 1874). A nice autograph example with interesting story and a superb caricature of the caricaturist.

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Title
Signed and Addressed Envelope / Unsigned Portrait
Author
CRUIKSHANK, George (1792-1878)
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Art & Architecture, Autographs

Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA

Galena, IL, U.S.A.

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Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts has been buying and selling quality books, autographs and ephemera since 1991. We specialize in general antiquarian, first editions, signed books and autographs and documents. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA), Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC) and The Manuscript Society.

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Americana, Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, U.S. Grant, American History, Literature, Military History, Autographs, Letters, Documents, Historical Manuscripts, General Antiquarian and O.P.

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Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.

9304 Saturn Ln
Galena, IL U.S.A. 61036