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Published by Bradbury & Evans,, 1860
Seller: Harry Alter, Sylva, NC, U.S.A.
hardcover, Condition: Good, Bradbury & Evans, London nd. ca.1860s? 8vo. 308pp. 10 hand-colored engravings by John Leech. many figs. 1/2 leather, badly scuffed, 3" tear along hinge, inner hinges starting, sp still legible, contents sound but some pencilling. contents G $.
Published by Routledge, London, 1900
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Leech, John (illustrator). Hardcover with printed boards, no dust jacket. Publish date not printed, but title page states 'New Edition,' presume ca. 1900. Includes 200 engravings and 20 full page illustrations by John Leech. Spine is tanned and cocked, board edges and corners are rubbed, hinge break at front pastedown, tanning of prelims. Text is clean and unmarked throughout and illustrations are bright and clear. AD. Used.
Paperback. Condition: Fair. John Leech (illustrator). No date (1880's?). An amusing approach to history. Stress to cover due to rusty staples. Strengthened with archival tape.
Published by London: John Dicks, 1870
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good Hardcover, no DJ. Appears to have been rebound in black cloth and leather spine. Title page has previous owner's name, a very small amount of pages contain minor pencil marks in margin. Edges show light wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Bound in publisher's red cloth. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 22 x 16 cm; 304 p.
Published by JOHN DICKS, LONDON CIRCA 1897, 1897
Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. BOUND IN A HALF LEATHER BINDING, MARBLED ENDPAPERS, NUMEROUS BLACK & WHITE FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS + NUMEROUS BLACK & WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS AMONG TEXT. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 9 x 6 INCHES WITH 342 PAGES. VERY SLIGHT SUNNING TO SPINE, VERY OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING OR MINOR MARKS TO PAGES WITH MODERATE FOXING TO ENDPAPERS. OVERALL A VERY GOOD PLUS COPY WITH BOARDS WELL ATTACHED & MAJORITY OF PAGES FREE FROM FOXING. EXTRA POSTAGE MAY APPLY FOR OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS ARE POSTED IN A STURDY BOOK BOX.
Published by Punch, 1855
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. John Leech (illustrator). With ten colored etchings and one hundred twenty woodcuts by John Leech. Bookplate of Jorgine S. Boomer on each of the front flyleafs. Boomer is known for coming to America as a poor immigrant from Norway and ended up as co-owner of the Waldorf Astoria. Covers edgeworn, with sealant protecting the cracked outer hinges. Inner hinges reinforced with library tape.
Published by Bradbury, Evans & Co. n.d. [ca 1850], London, 1850
Seller: Book Stage, Stratford, ON, Canada
HC. Leech, John (illustrator). xii, 308 pp Engravings With 10 superb, hand coloured full page steel engravings and b&w wood engravings throughout. Very funny! Title in red outlined capitels. The title page is busy with cartoons. Binding is green cloth over board with gilt illustrations on front panel and spine. A. e. g. Plate 3 has a 3cm closed tear, 1cm into bottom of image. . Light soiling of a few pages. Strong wear at corners, less along edges. Gilt of spine decoration is dulled. Overall good copy.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. John Leech (illustrator). One of A Beckett's most famous works, this is a lively history of England told in a style that was highly unusual at its times of publication. With copious illustrations throughout by John Leech, including twenty coloured plates (collated complete). Gilbert Abbott à Beckett (1811 1856) was an English humorist, and contributor to Punch magazine. He is perhaps best known as the author of Comic History of England, Comic History of Rome, Comic Blackstone, and other comic works. Two volumes bound in one. In a green cloth binding with gilt decoration. Externally sound, with a little rubbing and wear to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages have some scattered light spotting. Very Good. book.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. John Leech, (illustrator). One of A Beckett's most famous works, this is a lively history of the Roman Empire told in a style that was highly unusual at its times of publication. One of A Beckett's most famous works, this is a lively history of the Roman Empire told in a style that was highly unusual at its times of publication. With copious illustrations throughout by John Leech, including ten coloured plates (collated complete). Gilbert Abbott à Beckett (1811 1856) was an English humorist, and contributor to Punch magazine. He is perhaps best known as the author of Comic History of England, Comic History of Rome, Comic Blackstone, and other comic works. Bookseller's label (S. and T. Gilbert) to front pastedown. In a green cloth binding with gilt decoration. Externally smart, with just a couple of marks to the boards and some wear to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound though strained in places. Front hinge strained but firm Pages have some scattered light spotting. Very Good. book.
Published by Punch [Bradbury and Evans] 1847-8, [London], 1847
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Complete set of 2 volumes. Lovely dark brown gilt-ruled morocco and blue marbled paper, gilt-stamped lettering and detail in compartmented spine, all edges gilt. Each volume complete with 10 hand-colored etchings (20 total), as well as numerous woodcuts in text. Joints a bit scuffed; corners lightly bumped; otherwise a simply lovely set.
Published by Bradbury and Evans 1847/1848, London, 1847
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, two volumes. In Very Good minus condition. Newly rebound in modern quarter black leather with burgundy labels and gilt lettering, black cloth boards. Profusely illustrated throughout, featuring twenty hand-colored etchings. Light offseting from illustrations and text visible throughout textblock. Mild age toning and soiling to pages, including to the fore edges from thumbing. With original endpapers preserved. Original second front free endpaper verso with ownership name, dated 1848 in Lancashire. Shelved Case 12. 1368904. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Published by London: Braddbury, Agnew, & Co., c. 1870., 1870
Seller: McConnell Fine Books ABA & ILAB, Deal, KENT, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Full calf, 8 1/2 inches tall. A classic Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, label and rather splendid gilt tooled panels. Book plate. Embellished with 10 coloured etchings and 100 woodcut vignettes by Leech. Slight fading to the upper board.
Published by London: Braddbury, Agnew, & Co., c. 1870., 1870
Seller: McConnell Fine Books ABA & ILAB, Deal, KENT, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Full calf, 8 1/2 inches tall. A classic Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, label and rather splendid gilt tooled panels. Book plate. Embellished with 20 coloured etchings and 200 woodcut vignettes by Leech.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. John Leech (illustrator). A first edition of A Beckett's most famous work, this is a lively history of England told in a style that was highly unusual at its times of publication. With copious illustrations throughout by John Leech, including twenty coloured plates (collated complete). Gilbert Abbott à Beckett (1811 1856) was an English humorist, and contributor to Punch magazine. He is perhaps best known as the author of Comic History of England, Comic History of Rome, Comic Blackstone, and other comic works. Complete in two volumes. In brown cloth bindings with gilt decoration. Externally sound, with a little rubbing and wear to the heads and tails of the spines. Marks to the boards. Bumping to the corners. Internally, generally firmly bound, although front hinge of volume II has failed and is detached from textblock. Ink signatures to front pastedowns. Pages have some spotting throughout, affecting plates. Very Good. book.
Leather. Condition: Very Good Indeed. John Leech (illustrator). First edition. A first edition of A Beckett's most renowned work. this is a lively history of England told in a style that was highly unusual at its times of publication. With copious illustrations throughout by John Leech, including twenty coloured plates (collated complete). Gilbert Abbott a Beckett (1811 ? 1856) was an English humorist, and contributor to Punch magazine. He is perhaps best known as the author of Comic History of England, Comic History of Rome, Comic Blackstone, and other comic works. Complete in two volumes. Rebound in half-calf with marbled boards. Externally, generally smart, though with some loss to the paper and some rubbing. Internally, generally firmly bound. Ink inscription to front pastedown, and private ex-libris blindstamp to front free-endpaper. Pages are quite bright, though with some slight marginal browning, offsetting from the plates, and some occasional spotting. Slight staining to the final few pages of the second volume also. Very Good Indeed. book.
Leather. Condition: Near Fine. John Leech (illustrator). First edition. A first edition of A Beckett's most renowned work, This is a lively history of England told in a style that was highly unusual at its times of publication. With copious illustrations throughout by John Leech, including twenty coloured plates (collated complete). Gilbert Abbott à Beckett (1811 1856) was an English humorist, and contributor to Punch magazine. He is perhaps best known as the author of Comic History of England, Comic History of Rome, Comic Blackstone, and other comic works. Complete in two volumes. Rebound in half-calf with marbled boards. Externally, very smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages have some foxing and handling marks. Near Fine. book.
Published by Bradbury, Agnew and Co, London, 1855
Leather. Condition: Very Good. John Leech (illustrator). The Comic History of Rome and The Comic History of England, in attractive leather bindings. With latter work's two volumes bound here as one, the works contain illustrations throughout by John Leech, with thirty colour plates and a great many vignettes. An attractive edition of this notable work of humour. In decorative half-calf binding with gilt detailing and paper-covered boards. Externally quite smart, there is wear to the extremities, joints and backstrip. Internally, the pages are firmly bound and are largely bright and clean throughout, aside from the odd spot. Very Good. book.