George Cruikshank: The Black Bottle
This was one of the last titles published by J.L. Carr. George Cruikshank (1792-1878) was a illustrator and caricaturist.
The small book was designed by Heulwen Williams, a close friend of Carr who looked after him in his final years. It is numbered 100, which is written by hand in a space in standard printed text on the last page. No higher number has been seen. Carr published 101 small books, at least that's how many I have found. If you know of other titles, please let me know.
(Last updated on 28/5/2021)
SBE-CRU1: First edition
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year: 1991
ISBN: None
Size: 130 x 93 mm
Pages: 16 pp
Staples: one
Binding: white printed glossy card covers
Paper: white
Designer: Heulwen Williams
Cover artist: George Cruikshank
Internal illustrations: 16 pages of engravings with captions
Number in series: 100
Colophon: none
Telephone number: none
Printing history: none stated
Number of other titles listed: none
Printed by: none stated
Content: Text about the Black bottle; a poem by Matthew Arnold; 16 engravings with captions
Notes:
Rear and front covers
Inside rear cover