The Gin Shop. Kirton, John William Published New York: M.J. Stockwell, 1880. Illus by George CRUIKSHANK. 7 1/2 x 5 Original wraps. 16 sides including wraps; with 13 woodcuts signed by Cruikshank, including front wrap. . Originally published ca. 1870 in London. A biographic sketch of Cruikshank's own intense experience with drunkenness and temperance on inside front cover; then the story of the gin shop is told with picture and verse.  AA Bibliography Home