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THE COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND (TWO VOLUMES)
by A'Beckett, Gilbert Abbott
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London, England: The Punch Office, 1855. Hardcover. Good. John Leech. Octavo, Volume I (1855): pp. xii + 320. Volume II (1853): pp. xii, 304. Each volume contains ten hand-colored steel plates and many woodcuts by John Leech. Red half calf over red marbled boards. Four raised bands and two black panels with gilt title to spines. Rubbing to extremities; scuffing to spines. Corners exposed. Marbled endpapers. Light age-toning to pages. Unmarked interiors.
Volume I: One inch separation to top of each joint. Plate opposite p. 288 has separated from hinge.
Volume II: One inch separation to bottom front joint. Bold, witty political British comic humor from the first half of the 19th Century. The books are tight, and the hand-colored plates are sharp.
Volume I: One inch separation to top of each joint. Plate opposite p. 288 has separated from hinge.
Volume II: One inch separation to bottom front joint. Bold, witty political British comic humor from the first half of the 19th Century. The books are tight, and the hand-colored plates are sharp.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85580
- Title
- THE COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND (TWO VOLUMES)
- Author
- A'Beckett, Gilbert Abbott
- Illustrator
- John Leech
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Punch Office
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- British History, Comic history, satire, Comedy, Hand-colored plates
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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