Lot 71
A'Beckett, Gilbert Abbott - Leech, John
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 7 September 2011 at 12:00 BST
£300
Description
The comic history of England. London, 1847-1848. First edition, 8vo, 2 volumes, 30 hand coloured plates by John Leech, contemporary calf gilt by Wallis, red and green labels, a.e.g., some slight fading to backstrips; [Idem] The comic history of Rome. London, 1851. 8vo, 10 hand coloured plates by John Leech, contemporary calf gilt by Wallis [uniform with previous], red and green labels, a.e.g., some slight fading to backstrip (3)