The Comic History of England
by Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG+
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The Comic History of England (ca. 1880) by Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett
Bradbury, Agnew & Co., London: undated Ca. 1880. Green cloth binding with gilt decoration and title. Illustrated with twenty full page hand colored plates with original tissue guards and two hundred woodcuts by John Leech. Title pages printed in red and black with a comic drawing of Clio instructing the Young British Lion in history. All edges gilt. Slight lean to the spine, but unmarked. An antiquarian book in excellent condition with terrific engraved plate illustrations reminiscent of John Tenniel (Alice in Wonderland et al.)
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- Bookseller
- Camphor Bookstore (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Biblio1031
- Title
- The Comic History of England
- Author
- Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett
- Illustrator
- John Leech
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bradbury, Agnew & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- Ca. 1881
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- etchings, England, Great Britain, history, comedy, British history, Kings of England, Queen Elizabeth, John Leech, engravings, illustrations, Monty Python, humor
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