Leech Abeckett (121 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. John Leech (illustrator). Some wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, corners bumped and worn, boards starting to show, top and bottom of spine bumped and worn, surface of covers and spine faded and worn, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear but slightly yellowing, edges lightly creased throughout.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. John Leech. (illustrator). Not dated. Circa late 1890s. Name and address inside dated 1911. Edition and printing not known. In quite good quarter black cloth and light brown cloth with central black field with seated woman and child to front. The boards have collapsed hollow and are a little loose; shelf-cocked; slightly marked; corners and spine ends bumped and frayed. Lightly foxed free end papers; name, address and date in ink on front free end paper. Very tanned cut edges; the fore and top edges are deckled. The text block is quite firm and straight, with small marks throughout. Good condition. Title-page in red and black with John Leech image called 'The Mother of the Gracchi. In the text, steel engravings, in colour and b/w; and other smaller b/w illustrations by John Leech. All the illustrations have titles and listed in Contents pages. Without jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Red decorative boards are slightly worn, slight soiling, some fading to spine but titles still legible. Front hinge slightly loose, webbing exposed, no loose pages, previous owners name to free front end paper. Text clean and bright with little wear. Fully illustrated. Heavy book, will weigh over a kilo packed, will require additional postage outside the UK.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Leech, John (illustrator). Pieces of Spine are coming off. Volume one has an ugly sticker on it that says "The Comic History of Rome" ALl manners of shelfwear, including bumping, scuffing, tearing. Foxing and toning within.

Condition: New. In.

Condition: New. In.

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!

Condition: New. In.

Condition: New.

Condition: Very Good Plus. Reprint. Red cloth binding with bevelled board edges. Illustrated to front board. Light browning and a few spots of foxing to page edges. Light foxing to endpapers. Good solid binding, very clean text throughout. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14.5 x 22.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 172,78, [4] (ads).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Leech, John (illustrator). New Edition. Good + Copy in blue cloth on boards with illustration and titles on cover and spine. Previous owners inscription on FFE. Coloured frontis, clean text with numerous b/w illustrations.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. John Leech (illustrator). Bindings chipped on spine ends. Foxing on some plates. Some writing inside front cover. A 2 volume set in blue cloth with gilt titles.

Three Quarter Leather. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. With Twenty Coloured Etchings, And Two Hundred Woodcuts. By John Leech (illustrator). First Thus. Bound in 3/4 red leather over marbled boards, 5 raised spine bands, gilt spine titling, top edge gilt, 8vo, 304pp. Notable for Twenty Coloured Etchings by John Leech. (shelfwear and rubbing to leather at corners, spine edges and tips, peeling at inner endpaper gutter, front inner hinge cracked at preliminary page, notes in pencil to endpaper verso). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

Condition: Acceptable. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A readable copy. All pages and the cover are intact (dust cover may be missing). Pages can include considerable notes--in pen or highlighter--but notes cannot obscure the text. Acceptable condition with shaky binding. Gilt decorated green cloth boards in nice condition having been backed in plastic by a previous owner. Gilt textblock edges. A previous owner's name on the flyleaf. 20 coloured etchings and 200 woodcuts. Contents remain clear throughout. A good reading copy or repair project.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair to Good. No Jacket. John Leech (illustrator). 418 pages with 10 hand colored steel engravings. Corners bumped, cover show light soil. Front fly has been glued to the front paste-down. Inside the pages are clean, and the binding is tight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Leech, John (illustrator). The last four books (from Henry Tudor to the death of George II) of A'Beckett's amusing take on English history with ten hand coloured steel engravings of John Leech. Boards well handled, with rubbed edges and signs of handling. Untidy insc on front pastedown, neater, dated 1898, on prelim. Fep browned, prelim and fep glued slightly to pastedown. Text block untrimmed so handling shows more as edges of pages are squashed, but contents are clean and firm with small foxing spots and a few minor fingermarks. Hinges exposed in a few places. 25 x 18 cm, xiv + 416pps, 1.3kg, might require extra postage if sent outside UK.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Leech, John (illustrator). The first four books (to the dramatic end of Richard III) of A'Beckett's amusing take on English history with ten hand coloured steel engravings of John Leech. Boards well handled, with rubbed edges and signs of handling. Untidy insc on front pastedown, neater, dated 1898, on prelim.Text block untrimmed so handling shows more as edges of pages are squashed, but contents are clean and firm with few signs of age. Fep browned. 25 x 18 cm, xviii + 432pps, 1.3kg, might require extra postage if sent outside UK.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. John Leech (illustrator). Undated but published in the late 1800s.Hardback with decorative front board,size 4to,418 pages.Illustrated with 10 hand coloured plates & many b/w platesBoards show edge wear & bumping + nicks & small tears,also rubbing & marking + creasing.Inner hinges are reinforced with tape.Some browning & marking to the fore edges & prelims otherwise contents good & complete .MOST ITEMS WILL INCUR EXTRA CHARGES FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING.THESE WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL FOR ORDERS OUTISDE OF EUROPE.PLEASE CONSIDER THIS BEFORE BUYING.

Full Morocco Gilt. Condition: Good/very Good. John Leech (illustrator). 4to. n.d. Large Paper edition with 20 hand coloured plates on India paper. Text illustrations throughout also on India paper. Generally very clean. t.e.g. Bound in contemporary red morocco gilt. Slightly scuffed and spines relaid. Good/very good. Images available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Leech, John (illustrator). xii, 308p. Engraved title-page in black and red. 10 steel-engraved plates (coloured) including frontispiece; numerous wood engravings within text. Publisher's embossed green cloth; front cover decorated with large vignette of woman and child in gilt; gilt spine; all edges gilt. Ownership inscription of G.W. Pierrepont Harris in ink on half-title, dated 20/3/67. Slight offsetting on half-title and on final page.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. A hardcover in green cloth boards, stamped and decorated in gilt with an illustration of Cilo and the young British lion. Cloth is split over the front hinge, bumped at crown and foot of spine. Cloth split at a few places over board edges. With 304 pages. Included are twenty full-page illustrations colored by hand. With over two hundred woodcuts in black and white.

First edition,first printing. Very good in original but worn binding. Broken and crudely repaired hinges.

Half-Leather. Condition: Very Good. John Leech (illustrator). 1st Edition. Presumed 1st Edition. No date. Burgundy half leather binding Gilt title and pages. Bit of minor foxing here and there but generally clean throughout. Beautifully bound. Marbled end papers. Volume 1 Only.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Leech, John (illustrator). General wear with rubbing to the spine ends and corners. Previous owners bookplate on the inside of the front board. Twenty hand colored etchings. Overall a nice copy.

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John Leech (illustrator). Early Edition. GILBERT ABBOTT A'BECKETT. The Comic History of England, 2 volumes in 1, London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co., undated (mid-1800s).Octavo, priority unknown here (either the 1863 or 1881 reissue), pp. xviii, 320; 304, rebound in maroon buckram with original backstrip laid down, all edges gilt, illustrated by John Leech, the Punch artist, with 20 hand-colored etchings and 200 woodcuts. History "in a homely shape," says the author. "The element of comedy in the book is provided exclusively by Leech's illustrations," says Gordon Ray in The Illustrator and the Book in England. Ray dates the first edition to 1847-48 (Ray 136). Also see Tooley 297.Condition of this book: Covers faded, overall very good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Illustrator: John Leech. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Humour; England; 19th century; Art & Design. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54554.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Bound in taupe cloth with blue cloth spine, gilt titling on spine, inlaid blue and gilt vignette on front covers. Illustrated with woodcuts and ten very nicely handcoloured steel engravings in each volume, all by John Leech. Some soiling to boards, mild edgewear, both volumes missing FFEP. A handsome and solid set with some delightful illustrations. Heavy, special shipping considerations may apply. 432,416 pp.