Lot 46 , Barker, Matthew Henry. Greenwich Hospital. First edition, 1826. Illustrations by George Cruikshank.

° Barker, Matthew Henry. Greenwich Hospital. First edition, 1826. Illustrations by George Cruikshank. Greenwich Hospital, a Series of Naval Sketches, Descriptive of the Life of a Man-of-War’s Man. By an Old Sailor, London: James Robins and Co.; Dublin: Joseph Robins, Jun. and Co., 1826, first edition in book form, 4to, pp. 200, illustrated by George Cruikshank, with engraved title vignette and twelve etched plates. 19th century half calf over marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt. Ex libris Septimus Castle, Birkenhead, bookplate to front pastedown; Kerr & Richardson, Glasgow, label to rear pastedown.

Condition: Binding rubbed and worn, with later repairs to leather around spine. Browning, spotting and toning throughout. Illustrations generally well preserved.
£100-200