CRUIKSHANK, George, (illus.); MAYHEW, Henry & Augustus.

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Whom to Marry and How to get Married! Or, The Adventures of a Lady in search of a good Husband. First edition in book form, following serial issue, of this spirited satire by the co-founder of Punch Magazine, including 12 vibrant illustrations from Cruikshank's needle. Whom to Marry, an irreverent story of a young lady making her way in 19th-century London, displays thematic similarities with the exactly contemporary Vanity Fair. The work was originally published in six parts from November 1847 to April 1848.

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