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Pictures from The Everyday Book and Table Book, by William Hone, 1826, London.
The illustrations are probably by George Cruikshank.
There is also an entry in the Nuttall Encyclopædia for William Hone and another for George Cruikshank.
The book has been scanned entirely and low-resolution page images of the full book are online hosted by Google.
Title: Hone’s Everyday Book
City: London
Date: 1826
Total items: 39
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
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