The Comic History of Rome with 10 hand-colored steel engravings

Gilbert Abbott Beckett

Published by Bradbury, Evans, and Co, London, 1852

About this Item

"The Comic History of Rome" by Gilbert Abbott Beckett. Illustrated by John Leech, with 10 hand-colored steel engravings and 98 in-text woodcuts. Published by Bradbury, Evans, and Co. in London in 1852. 308 pages. Book measures approximately 8.75" x 5.75". Half-bound in leather with marbled boards, fore-edges, and endpapers. The book is in good plus condition. The red leather is moderately worn and chipped. The top of the front joint is cracked. Cardboard exposed at the corners and at the top and bottom edges of the book. The textblock is clean and surprisingly fresh with only a few minor scattered instances of foxing. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # (E6-13).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Comic History of Rome with 10 hand-colored steel engravings
• Publisher: Bradbury, Evans, and Co, London
• Publication Date: 1852
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: John Leech
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Good