The Comic History of England [with] The Comic History of Rome

  • London: Punch Office, 1847-48
By A'BECKETT, Gilbert Abbott; [John] Leech, (illus.)
London: Punch Office, 1847-48. First Edition. Octavo (22cm). Full tan calf, tooled in gilt at board edges, spine, and turn-ins, all edges gilt; marbled endpapers; xii,320pp; xii,394pp; xii,308pp; 30 hand-colored etchings and numerous in-text wood engravings by John Leech. Straight volumes, with faint staining to bindings at lower spine and board corners, not affecting interiors; lower joints splitting; internally clean, generally Good or better. A few original wrappers for the History of England bound in.

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