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The Comic History of England
de Gilbert A'Beckett
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- Very Good Condition/Very Good
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Warwick, New York, United States
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Bradbury, Agnew, London, undated. Early Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: John Leech. 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. .
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 54554
- Título
- The Comic History of England
- Autor
- Gilbert A'Beckett
- Ilustrador
- John Leech
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Condition
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Early Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Bradbury, Agnew
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- undated
- Palabras clave
- BZDB17 Humour; England; 19th century; Art & Design. John Leech Gilbert A'Beckett The Comic History of England
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
