Two hand-coloured lithographic issues of Charles Jameson Grant's 'Every Body's Album & Caricature Magazine' (nos. 6 and 16), including caricatures on 'The Trades Unions. A General Strike.'

Grant's work has been undergoing a reappraisal of late. According to his entry in the Oxford DNB, 'Every Body's Album' forms a 'substantial body of work, using the tonal qualities of lithography in an extremely subtle manner, and constituting some of his finest work in the medium. The series often made use of a thematic, though not narrative, unity to picture a world in the grip of folly and distraction and can be read on more than one level—as harmless fun, meaningless nonsense, or social critique.' No. 16 has a nautical theme; its seventeen panels include 'Sea-gulls or a Party of Pleasure' and ' Going down to a watering place - for the benefit of Bathing'. It is in fair condition, on aged paper with wear and slight creasing to extremities. No. 6 is on the theme of 'The Trades Unions. A General Strike'. It is defective, having had three of its 21 panels cut away; otherwise it is in similar condition to No. 16.