British Cartoonists : Caricaturists and Comic Artists (Britain in Pictures Series)

1st edition. 48pp, numerous black and white illustrations and photographs plus 8 full colour plates. Printed paper-covered boards. Rubbed spine ends. 1cm tear at head of spine at front board. Paper dust jacket chipped at edges and foxed on inside. 1.5cm closed tear at top. Wear especially at spine. 8vo. An acute and masterly account of British Cartoonists and comic artists including Gillray, Hogarth and Rowlandson, carrying the story through to the founding of Punch Magazine and the great days of Leech, Tenniel, Sambourne and the giants of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.