The Comic History of England. By Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett. With Twenty Coloured Etchings, and Two Hundred Woodcuts. By John Leech. [Undated, One Volume Edition].

A'Beckett, Gilbert & John Leech (illustrator).

Published by London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co., 11, Bouveries Street. [Undated edition; ca. 1850's-60's]. Tooley; English Books with Coloured Plates, #297, pp. 246-247., 1850

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5 3/4 in. x 8 3/4 in. x 1 3/4 in. (thick); half-title, frontispiece (Landing of Julius Caesar), title-page printed in red and black, with wood engraving of Clio Instructing the British Lion in History. [i]-xviii, [1]-320 pp.; [1]-304 pp., illustrated with 20 steel-engraved, colored plates (plate: King John Signing Magna Charta, at p. 112 in volume one, shows a 2 inch crease to the lower right margin; plate: Embarkation of King Henry the Fifth at Southampton, at p. 226 in volume one shows a three inch long by half-inch, V-shaped section of the plate torn away from the fore-edge, and affecting the image), and in-text wood engravings. Dark green cloth with elaborate gilt designs and titling on the spine, including three John Leech figures, and the Leech figure of Clio and the British Lion, gilt on the front cover, and blindstamped borders around the covers; all edges gilt; the cream-colored paper endpapers appear to be replaced at some point. Spine ends and cover corners show some wear, various degrees of light brown-spotting (foxing) is present on some of the page margins, or plates. Weight: 2 1/2 lbs. Seller Inventory # ABE-624544934

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Title: The Comic History of England. By Gilbert ...

Publisher: London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co., 11, Bouveries Street. [Undated edition; ca. 1850's-60's]. Tooley; English Books with Coloured Plates, #297, pp. 246-247.

Publication Date: 1850

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket