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Gilbert A. A'Beckett

Comic Histories of Rome and England

Bradbury, Agnew, and Co.

1851 - 1864

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Description

Property from an Upper East Side Collection.

Handsome editions of these irreverent recountings of British and Roman histories.

  • Sold as a set of 2.
  • Gilbert A. A'Beckett (English).
  • Illustrations by John Leech.
  • London: Bradbury, Agnew, and Co., 1851-1864.
  • 2 vols.
  • Numerous in-text woodcuts and full-page hand-colored plates, after etchings by Leech, satirizing historical events.
  • Gilt-tooled brown calf spine.
  • Red morocco boards with geometric tooled decoration and marbled endpapers.

Condition Report

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Binding broken and first page disconnected on Comic History of Rome.

Covers showing signs of wear.

Occasional foxing throughout.

Dimensions

Height: 8.5 inches / 21.59 cm
Width: 5.5 inches / 13.97 cm
Depth: 1.5 inches / 3.81 cm

England: Height 8.50 in, Width 5.50, Depth 2.00 in.

Language

English

Subject

Popular culture, Prints and colour plate

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