George Cruikshank
47 copies for sale · $75–$6,500 · 21 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
George Cruikshank's Fairy Library Inscribed first editions (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$6,500
Robin's New and Improved Series of Arliss' Pocket Magazine (first edition) — Thorn Books$5,000
The Comic Almanac Complete (first edition) — Thorn Books$5,000
The Humourist. A Collection of Entertaining Tales, Anecdotes, Repartees, Witty Sayings, Ep (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$2,500
Boy with a Satchel (signed) — Heritage Book Shop$850
The Humourist. A Collection of Entertaining Tales, Anecdotes, Epigrams, Bon Mots, etc. (first edition) — John Windle Antiquarian$1,250
Scraps and Sketches (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$1,200
George Cruikshank's Fairy Library. Cinderella and the Glass Slipper Bound with: The Histor (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$1,100
The History of Jack and the Bean-Stalk (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$1,000
A Discovery Concerning Ghosts; With a Rap at the Spirit-Rappers (first edition) — Thorn Books$500
The Comic Almanack for 1836: An Ephemeris in Jest and Ernest, Containing All Things Fittin (first edition) — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$450
Illustrations of Don Quixote in a Series of Fifteen Plates (first edition) — Johnnycake Books$400
Works on the market
Humourist, The2 copies · $4,250–$4,850
My Sketch Book2 copies · $3,500–$4,800
Points of Humour2 copies · $750–$1,750
Cruikshank's Water-Colours2 copies · £45–£225
George Cruikshank's Fairy Library Inscribed first editions1 copy · $6,500
The Comic Almanac Complete1 copy · $5,000
Robin's New and Improved Series of Arliss' Pocket Magazine1 copy · $5,000
Comic Almanack, The, for 1835 -18531 copy · $3,500
The Humourist. A Collection of Entertaining Tales, Anecdotes, Repartees, Witty Sayings, Ep1 copy · $2,500
Phrenological Illustrations, or an Artist's View of the Craniological System of Doctors Ca1 copy · $2,250
The Humourist. A Collection of Entertaining Tales, Anecdotes, Epigrams, Bon Mots, etc.1 copy · $1,250
Scraps and Sketches1 copy · $1,200
George Cruikshank's Fairy Library. Cinderella and the Glass Slipper Bound with: The Histor1 copy · $1,100
The History of Jack and the Bean-Stalk1 copy · $1,000
The Comic Almanack. First Series and Second Series1 copy · $975
Jubilee of 1809, The1 copy · $950
Boy with a Satchel1 copy · $850
The Comic Almanac An Ephemeris In Jest And Earnest Containing Merry Tales Humorous Poetry 1 copy · $850
British Regalities. The Coronation Reporter;1 copy · $750
Market context
21 copies of George Cruikshank's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $350 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Comic Almanack, 1835-53 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£360
Barker (Matthew Henry) Greenwich Hospital, A Series of Naval Sketches, Descriptive of the (forum, 2026-04-09)£170
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