Gilbert A A' Beckett / Comic History of England Illustrated by John Leech 1847

Description: The Comic History of England. Illustrated by John Leech. 2-volume set (complete) Author: A' Beckett, Gilbert A. (text); John Leech (Illustrator) Title: The Comic History of England. Illustrated by John Leech. 2-volume set (complete) Publication: London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co., 1847/48 Edition: Second edition Description: Hardcover. Quarto. Uncut. XVIII, 432, XIV, 416pp. Original gilt pictorial cloth with gold lettering on spines and front boards. Ex-libris of Lucy Smith Battson (ex Lucy Doheny) on both free front endpapers. Illustrated title-pages with black and red lettering. Decorative initials. Laid in in first volume, a typed letter signed by M. de Lente-Neville, and dated 12/20/1935 explains in detail the history of this book. Fascinating work profusely illustrated with numerous in-text duo tone illustrations and 20 full-page colored steel engravings by John Leech, each one protected by a tissue-guard. Some edge wear on bindings with spines sunned and corners rubbed. Spine edges of first volume chipped out and spine edges of second volume frayed. Minor rubbing and soiling to boards. Hinges starting. Bindings in overall good- to good, interior in very good to near fine condition. vg. Seller ID: 23747 Subject: History We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Priority Mail. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 500 USD

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