George Cruikshank’s Omnibus (Illustrations)

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Victorian satire at its sharpest. First issued in nine monthly parts from May 1841 to January 1842, George Cruikshank’s Omnibus was a major self-directed project by the great caricaturist — a showcase for one hundred engravings on steel and wood, paired with witty writing edited by Laman Blanchard. Part picture-book, part periodical, it captures nineteenth-century English life with humour and bite. A showcase for one hundred engravings on steel and wood.

Social climbers, street scenes, domestic follies, political absurdities — all rendered in Cruikshank’s unmistakable etched line. It stands as an important document of mid-Victorian comic publishing and a delightful journey into a vanished world. Blanchard’s text gives the pictures their context, making the collection as entertaining to read as it is to look at.

Essential for lovers of illustration, Dickens’s London, and the golden age of the political cartoon. A treasure for anyone who loves the art of the etched line.

Victorian Satire at Its Sharpest

nFirst issued in nine monthly parts from May 1841 to January 1842 and then bound in 1842, George Cruikshank’s Omnibus was a major self-directed project by the great caricaturist — a showcase for one hundred engravings on steel and wood, paired with witty writing edited by Laman Blanchard.
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nPart picture-book, part periodical, the Omnibus captures 19th-century English life with humour and bite: social climbers, street scenes, domestic follies, and the political absurdities of the day, all rendered in Cruikshank’s unmistakable etched line. It stands as an important document of mid-Victorian comic publishing — and a delightful journey into a vanished world. Blanchard’s text gives the pictures their context, making the collection as entertaining to read as it is to look at.
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nThis illustrated edition brings a classic of Victorian satire to modern readers. Essential for lovers of illustration, Dickens’s London, and the golden age of the political cartoon. A treasure for anyone who loves the art of the etched line.