
Christmas Books by Mrs. Gore, Illustrated by George Cruikshank, Three Volume Set, 1847
Gore, Catherine Grace Frances. The Snow Storm, A Christmas Story. [and] New Year's Day, A Winter Tale. [and] The Inundation; Or Pardon and Peace, A Christmas Story. London: Fisher, Son & Co., [1847]. Three volumes, 12mo. All volumes illustrated by George Cruikshank. Uniformly bound by Zaehnsdorf Bindery in full red Moroccan leather boards with gilt titles, tooling, and raised band to the spine. Presented with a new archival slipcase with gilt candle stamp. Presented is a trio of uniformly bound, Victorian Christmas stories from the English novelist Catherine Grace Frances Gore, penned as Mrs. Gore. The set includes three of her most popular seasonal tales, The Snow Storm, A Christmas Story, New Year's Day, A Winter Tale, and The Inundation; Or Pardon and Peace, A Christmas Story. The three books were published in London by Fisher, Son & Co. The books are decorated throughout with color plates and illustrations by celebrated English illustrator George Cruikshank. They were bou