Binding by John Leighton for ‘The Cries of London’ (original) (raw)

Lithographic paper cover for ‘The Cries of London’

[1848]

Printed paper on cardboard

5 x 5½ inches

Leighton’s cover for this own book, which he wrote and illustrated. The book comes early in the designer's career, and is very much in the style of the 1840s.

• A Contract between John Leighton and the Publishers, Grant and Griffith

Scan by The British Library © The British Library Board, and text by Simon Cooke [Click on image to enlarge it, and mouse over the text for links.]