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  • Golob, Thomas F., et al

    Published by General Motors Corp, Warren, MI, 1971

    Seller: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

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    Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. John Leech (illustrator). 1st Edition. Research Pub GMR-1093, 29 pp., Illus, Orig Grn Paperback, 4to, VG, 1st ed.

  • John Leech et Al.

    Published by The Educational Book Co. Ltd

    Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom

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    Condition: Good. No Edition Remarks. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Top textblock edge dyed gilt. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.

  • Seller image for Christmas Books (The New Oxford Illustrated Dickens series) for sale by BookAddiction (IOBA, IBooknet)

    Landseer; Maclise; Tenniel, John; Leech, John; et al

    Published by Oxford University Press, London, UK, 1954

    Seller: BookAddiction (IOBA, IBooknet), Canterbury, United Kingdom

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    Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Thus. First thus, first printing (first printing in the New Oxford Illustrated Dickens series). 402pp, plus sixty five full page black and white illustrations. Russet cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Upper text block edge sprayed russet. 12mo. Cloth is a little tired, gently rubbed at corners and spine ends. Some spotting and dustiness to unsprayed edges. Previous owner's name neatly inked on both paste downs. A little spotting to endpapers and first and last few leaves else neat. clean and tight internally. No dust wrapper on this one. The Oxford Illustrated Dickens (known as the New Oxford Illustrated Dickens prior to 1966) is a comprehensively illustrated complete set of Dickens' work. Each volume includes up to seventy-six early engravings, many of which appeared in the first editions of these works. The text is derived from the Charles Dickens Edition, revised by the author in the 1860s. A pleasing, collectible set of books, we have many volumes from the Oxford Illustrated Dickens series in stock and offer generous discounts to those ordering more than one volume at a time - please inquire.

  • John Leech, George du Maurier et al.

    Language: English

    Published by The Educational Book Co. Ltd

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    Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 192pp. 12mo. Bound in Publisher's red cloth titled in black to the upper cover with decorative spine in gilt and black. A light droplet mark to the upper cover otherwise a very good copy.

  • John Leech, Randolpg Caldecott et al.

    Language: English

    Published by The Educational Book Co. Ltd

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    Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 192pp. 12mo. Bound in Publisher's red cloth titled in black to the upper cover with decorative spine in gilt and black. Unmarked in any way and a very good copy.

  • John Leech, George du Maurier, Cecil Aldin et al.

    Language: English

    Published by The Educational Book Co. Ltd

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    Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 192pp. 12mo. Bound in Publisher's red cloth titled in black to the upper cover with decorative spine in gilt and black. A light fade mark to the upper cover otherwise a very good copy.

  • Seller image for MR. PUNCH WITH ROD AND GUN: THE HUMOURS OF FISHING AND SHOOTING for sale by Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA

    Published by The Educational Book Co. Ltd.

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    Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Keene, Charles & Leech, John & Aldin, Cecil & Brock, H.M. & et al., (illustrator). Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Punch Library of Humour. Red cloth boards, Pictorial spine with gilt title, black title to front board. Humourous b/w illustrations and snippets of prose. Top edge gilt. 192 pages. Spine browned and wornt at top & tail. Text block and endpapers browned.Hinges pulled but binding tight. A few foxspots and grubby marks to contents. Undated. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

  • Charles John Huffam Dickens FRSA (Author); Eleanor Farjeon (Introduction by)

    Language: English

    Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, England, UK, New York, et al., 1987

    ISBN 10: 0192545140 ISBN 13: 9780192545145

    Seller: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, U.S.A.

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    Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. Honi Werner (Jacket Design); Landseer Maclise, Leech, Tenniel, et al. (Illustrations) (illustrator). 399 pp. An excellent, spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Clean, fresh, sharp, tight, essentially flawless copy and dust jacket with crisp pages, clean text, and very light shelf wear.

  • Seller image for Dickens Pictures by Contemporary Artists in Van Dyke Gravure for sale by Antiquarian Bookshop

    Cruikshank,George ; H. K. Browne (Phizz) ; John Leech ; et al.

    Published by Van Dyke Gravure

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    Unbound. Condition: Good+. First Edition. 8vo; A portfolio of over 212 loose black and white reproductions of illustrations from Charles Dickens novels most with legends describing subject matter. All illustrated plates clean, near fine condition in very worn slipcase lacks top edge and spine panel, but remaining boards have protected the pints inside. Illustrations by George Cruikshank, Hablot K. Browne (Phizz), John Leech, and others. OCLC 82103102 A very charming collection of often humourous depictions of Dickens characters and situations.

  • Cholmondeley-Pennell, H.

    Published by John Camden Hotten, 1869

    Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom

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    Hardback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Leech, John & Tenniel, John & et al., (illustrator). 6th 1869. Fair condition with no wrapper. Sixth edition, revised and enlarged. Blue cloth boards, bevelled edges, gilt titles, xii and 196 plus four page publisher adverts to rear. B/w illustrations. Boards marked, spine worn with loss to top. Front joint cracked. A few hinges split and one section detached. One or two margin marks but contents generally clean. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

  • Douglas Jerrold

    Published by R B Johnson, UK-1902?

    Seller: Book Express (NZ), Shannon, New Zealand

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    Hardcover. Condition: Good. John Leech et al. (illustrator). pp 210 illustrations front hinge cracked hardback.

  • Seller image for Mr. Punch in the hunting-field / as pictured by John Leech, Charles Keene [et al]. Punch Library of Humour for sale by RightWayUp Books

    Leech, John [et al]

    Published by The Educational Book Co., Ltd. / published in arrangement with the proprietors of "Punch", 1111

    Seller: RightWayUp Books, Woodbridge, SUFFO, United Kingdom

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    Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Leech, John [et al]. Mr. Punch in the hunting-field / as pictured by John Leech, Charles Keene [et al]. Punch Library of Humour. With 173 illustrations. The Educational Book Co., Ltd. / published in arrangement with the proprietors of "Punch", s.d. Hardback, VG. Red cloth, a little sunned to spine and edges. Binding strong. frontispiece b/w illustration. 192pp., b/w illustrations throughout. Contents clean and bright. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.

  • Leech, John; Keene, Charles; May, Phil; et al

    Published by The Amalgamated Press, 1898

    Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa

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    Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. The spine has been repaired. New end papers. The boards are edge worn with scuffing, knocks, and marks. There is a piece of cloth on the top of the spine. The binding is cocked but secure. Light spotting throughout, not affecting text. There are no ink inscriptions or annotations. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

  • Wray, Robert, editor, Bruce Pettit, Terry DeCrescenzo, Terry Wolverton, John W. Rowberry, Michael Leech, et al.

    Published by Out!, Los Angeles, 1977

    Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

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    Magazine / Periodical First Edition

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    Newspaper. 44p., folded tabloid newspaper on newsprint, articles, news, events, reviews, services and resources, color photos, very good. Color photos of LA's Christopher Street West Pride event. A killing in San Francisco: is Anita Bryant to Blame? Divine in the Pink in London. Trash Bag Murders. Formerly the tabloid known as Newswest.

  • Keene, Charles; Leech, John; Du Maurier, George; Tenniel, Sir John; et al

    Published by The Amalgamated Press

    Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom

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    Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 25 volume set. ND. Some general shelfwear, some rubbing and foxing, light wear to spine ends etc, gutters cracked in most volumes, some a little shaken, content clean and bright, fairly tidy set over all. Size: 12mo.

  • Jerrold, Douglas; John Leech; Et. Al.

    Published by Punch Office, 1845

    Seller: Asano Bookshop, Nagoya, AICHI, Japan

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    Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1845-1847 Leather Spin Marble Board.

  • Seller image for The cricket on the Hearth. A fairy tale of home for sale by Leakey's Bookshop Ltd.

    Leech, John et al.

    Published by Bradbury and Evans, London, 1846

    Seller: Leakey's Bookshop Ltd., Inverness, United Kingdom

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    Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second issue. Small 8vo. Pp 174. Frontis, engraved & printed title pages. Illustrations in the text. 2 pages publisher's list. Original cloth, stamped gilt. Wear to head & foot of spine. Corners bruised. Light soiling fingering. A little shaken. Bookplate to front paste-down endpaper. Not bad.

  • Surtees, R.S.

    Published by Bradbury, Agnew & Co. Ltd., London

    Seller: Leakey's Bookshop Ltd., Inverness, United Kingdom

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    Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Leech, John et al (illustrator). No date. 8vo. Pp iii, 405. 24 hand coloured plates plus coloured title page vignette. Illustrations in the text. Half morocco by Zaehnsdorf. Teg. Original cloth of front cover and spine laid in at rear. 6 small spots of foxing to half title page and recto of frontis.3 small dents to top edge of back board. A fine binding.

  • Seller image for The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life; The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain for sale by Rooke Books PBFA

    Charles Dickens

    Published by Chapman & Hall; Bradbury & Evans 1845-1848, London, 1845

    Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

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    Cloth. Condition: Very Good. John Leech; D. Maclise; R. Doyle et al (illustrator). First edition. A charming collection of the illustrated first editions of four of Charles Dickens's Christmas books, all in the publisher's original cloth bindings. In the 1840s, Charles Dickens published five short festive works, termed his 'Christmas Books', which are known for blending moral instruction with sentimentality.The 1845 first edition, second state of 'The Chimes'. With publisher's name centred and in open letters to foot of engraved title page, beneath names of engraver and artist. Smith, page 35.Illustrated with engraved frontispiece and title page, and further vignette illustrations throughout from a variety of artists. Collated, complete.The 1846 first edition, second state of 'The Cricket on the Hearth', identified via the advertisement leaf to the rear. Smith, page 41.Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and title page, and with further vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.The 1846 first edition, fourth state of 'The Battle of Life', identified via absence of imprint to engraved title page, Smith, page 64.Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and title page, and further vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.Advertisement leaf to rear.The 1848 first edition, first state of 'The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain', Smith page 68.Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and title page,and further vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.With the inscription of C. J. Partridge to the front free endpaper of 'Cricket', and the bookplate of George Fleming to front pastedown of 'Battle'.'Battle' and 'Haunted Man' rebacked, with back strip restored and boards laid down, and retaining the original endpapers. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. 'Battle' and 'Haunted Man' rebacked, with back strip restored, retaining the original endpapers. Bumping to back strip heads and tails, with minor losses of cloth. Light rubbing to 'Haunted' back strip. Handling marks to rear boards. Tail of front joint of 'Cricket' and head of front joint of 'Chimes' starting, with board firmly held. Inscription to 'Cricket' front free endpaper. Bookplate front pastedown 'Battle'. Hinges of 'Chimes' and 'Haunted Man' strained, with boards a touch tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with only the odd handling mark. Very Good. book.

  • Seller image for Surtees' Sporting Novels for sale by Rooke Books PBFA

    Robert Smith Surtees

    Published by Printed for Subscribers c1888-1900, London, 1888

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    Leather. Condition: Near Fine. H. K. Browne; W. T. Maud; John Leech; et al. (illustrator). A privately printed edition of the Surtees' Sporting novels, complete with its lovely hand-coloured plates, in attractive uniform Bayntun bindings. Six popular sporting novels by Robert Smith Surtees. A privately printed edition, illustrated from the plates of the Original edition issued by Bradbury, Agnew& Co. with both black and white and hand-coloured plates as issued by Phiz, John Leech, W. T. Maud, and others. Coloured plates mostly protected by tissue guards.In lovely uniform half morocco bindings signed Bayntun of Bath. Complete with half titles.These novels follow the adventures of Jorrocks, a vulgar but good-natured sporting cockney grocer. Surtees' novels are entertaining and witty, and his writing style and characters are often compared to Charles Dickens.The titles included in this series are the following:Hawbuck Grange, dated c1888 from Jisc. Illustrated by Phiz and W. T. Maud with a hand-coloured frontispiece and title page, as well as numerous engravings in text, thirteen full page plates in black and white, and seven full page engravings on steel, hand-coloured. Collated, complete. Including a sketch of the careers of Robert Smith Surtees and John Leech.Mr Romford's Hounds, dated c1900 from Jisc. Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece and title page, illustrations in text, as well as four full page plates in black and white, and twenty-three full page engravings on steel, hand-coloured, by John Leech, Hablot K Browne, and others. Collated, complete.Ask Mamma, c1898 from Jisc. Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, numerous illustrations in text, nineteen full page engravings on wood in black and white, and twelve hand-coloured engravings on steel by John Leech. Collated, complete.Plain or Ringlets?, c1899 from Jisc. Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, numerous illustrations in text, eight full page engravings on wood in black and white, and eleven hand-coloured engravings on steel by John Leech. Collated, complete.Mister Sponge's Sporting Tour, c1892 from Jisc. Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, numerous illustrations in text, nine full page engravings on wood in black and white, and twelve hand-coloured engravings on steel by John Leech. Collated, complete.Handley Cross, c1888 from Jisc. Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, numerous illustrations in text, thirty full page engravings on wood in black and white, and sixteen hand-coloured engravings on steel by John Leech. Collated, complete. In uniform half morocco bindings over cloth covered boards signed Bayntun of Bath, gilt to the top edge. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. Pictorial bookplate to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Occasional odd minor odd spotting, particularly to the edges, otherwise the pages are bright and clean. Minor staining mark to pp. 195-8 of 'Mr. Romford's Hounds,' not affecting the text. Illustrated with numerous engravings in text, full page plates in black and white, and hand-coloured full page engravings on steel. Collated, complete. Near Fine. book.

  • Seller image for The Illustrated Pocket Library of Plain and Coloured Books Seventeen Volumes for sale by Rooke Books PBFA

    Various

    Published by Methuen and Co 1903-4, London, 1903

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    Cloth. Condition: Very Good. R. Cruickshank; John Leech et al. (illustrator). Seventeen volumes from the Illustrated Pocket Library of Plain and Coloured Books. Collated complete. A full list of the books published in this collection can be found to the rear of the volumes. This set consists of: The English Spy Volumes I and II by Bernard Blackmantle, illustrated by R. Cruickshank, Handley Cross by R. S. Surtees, illustrated by John Leech, Real Life in London Volumes I and II by Pierce Egan, illustrated by Alken and Bowlandson, The Tour of Dr Syntax in Search of the Picturesque illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson, Ask Mamma by R. S. Surtees, illustrated by John Leech, Jorrocks, Jaunts and Jollities by R. S. Surtees, illustrated by H. Alken, The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith, illustrated by T. Rowlandson, The English Dance of Death Volume I illustrated by T. Rowlandson, The Third Tour of Dr Syntax in Search of a Wife illustrated by T. Rowlandson, The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome by an Office, illustrated by T. Rowlandson, Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour by R. S. Surtees, illustrated by John Leech, The Life of an Actor by Pierce Egan, illustrated by Theodore Lane, The History of Johnny Quae Genus with illustrations by T. Rowlandson, The Life of a Sportsman by Nimrod, illustrated by H. Alken and Dr Syntax in Search of Consolation illustrated by T. Rownlandson. An explanation of the Illustrated Pocket Library of Plain and Coloured Books: Messrs. Methuen are publishing a series in small form of some of the rare and famous illustrated books of fiction and general literature, faithfully reprinted from the first or best editions without introduction or notes. The particular and attractive feature of these books is the reproduction of all the illustrations which appeared in the original issues : illustrations which are part and parcel of the books, and which, from their beauty or skill or humour, had often a greater share of their success than the text itself. Most of these books had coloured illustrations, and they are here similarly given. Wherever it is possible the books are contained within one volume. "A really brilliant idea brilliantly carried out." - Sphere. In red cloth bindings with paper labels to the spines. Externally, generally smart, lightly rubbed in places. Corners are slightly bumped on all volumes. Spines are sunned. There is some discolouration to the boards on some volumes. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with some scattered light foxing. Very Good. book.

  • Seller image for [The Christmas Books] A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life [and] The Haunted Man for sale by Burnside Rare Books, ABAA

    Dickens, Charles; John Leech, Daniel Maclise, John Tenniel et al [illustrators]

    Published by Chapman & Hall / Bradbury & Evans, London, 1843

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    Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 1843, 1845, 1846, 1846, 1848. First editions of all five of Charles Dickens' Christmas Books (Smith II.4-6, II.8-9). A Christmas Carol is the first issue with title page printed in red and blue, dated 1843 in Roman numerals; half title and verso of title page printed in blue; "Stave I" on page [1]. The Chimes, first edition, second issue with the publisher's name below the plate on the vignette title page. The Cricket on the Hearth, first edition, second issue with [2pp.] ads. The Battle of Life, first edition, Todd's fifth state of the engraved title page with "A Love Story" in a scroll held by a cupid; terminal ads announce the publication in parts of Dombey and Son and the bound volume of Oliver Twist. The Haunted Man, first edition, first and only issue.All five volumes bound in full polished calf with elaborate gilt seasonal stamping unique to each book. Morocco title labels to ribbed spines, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt. Sangorski & Sutcliffe stamp in gilt to front turn-in of each volume. Original cloth covers and spines bound in rear of all volumes but the last. Housed in an open-ended slipcase, moderately rubbed and toned, covered in the same floral gilt-embellished paper used for endpapers. Near Fine with slightly rubbed spines. Light edge toning to interiors, occasional thumbing and staining and spots of foxing. No writer is more closely associated with Christmas than Charles Dickens, who began with the immortal A Christmas Carol in November 1843. It was published on December 19 and sold so well there were seven editions by the following May. The Chimes followed in December 1844, and three more books appeared in 1845, 1846, and 1848 (two of the title page dates follow the then-common practice of dating a book published in November or December with the coming year). The enduring appeal of Dickens' Christmas stories lies in his unmatched ability to combine sentimentality with melancholy or righteous fury, a balancing act of light and dark. A Christmas Carol, composed as Dickens walked weeping through the dark London streets, was intended to draw attention to the plight of the working poor in London. The Chimes attacks the cruelty and hypocrisy of the rich, and the protagonist of The Cricket on the Hearth contemplates murder. The Haunted Man, the last novella, emphasizes the need to remember past sorrows and hardships. Dickens wanted his Christmas books to be pretty his specifications for the first cut severely into his profits and it is appropriate that these copies have been given jewel-like bindings by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, one of the most famous fine binderies in the English-speaking world. A beautiful set of beautiful stories, illustrated by the leading artists of the day.