Beckett gilbert leech john (44 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. John Leech (illustrator).

Zustand: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages. John Leech (illustrator).

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 308 pages. 8.50x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock. John Leech (illustrator).

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No date (1880's?). An amusing approach to history. Black & white illustrations throughout. Stress to cover due to rusty staples, somewhat shaken. Strengthened with archival tape. John Leech (illustrator).

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: Very Good Plus. Reprint. Red cloth binding with gilt illustration to front board and spine. All page edges gilt. Light stain to front pastedown endpaper. Occasional patches of light foxing. Complete with 10 hand-coloured plates and numerous illustrations within the text. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. xii, 308.…

Zustand: New.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Octavo, xviii, 320, 304 pages. In Fair minus condition. Spine is brown with gold print on black banner, raised bands. Boards half bound with brown leather to spine and corners and marbled paper to boards; wear to spine caps and edges, worn, exposed corners, toning to spine, mild scuffing to leather. Text block has marbled edges and endpapers; bookplate on front pastedown, cracked hinges, binding is stiff with puckering to pages, intermittent damp stain to edges of pages including the color plates. Illustrated: "With twenty coloured etchings, and two hundred woodcuts" title page. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Z. 1408839. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Leather. Zustand: Good. Condition: Good; Hardcover. Full leather binding with gilt borders and spine decoration. Four raised bands and black morocco spine label. 10 hand colored plates by John Leech. Mild rubbing to the to the covers with a couple small black marks on back cover. Tight, square binding. Two bookplates on front pastedown. Photos upon request.…

Zustand: Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original British racing green 'engine turn' finished cloth covers, gilt title lettering and small vignettes to the spine, large vignette to the front cover, all page edges gilt. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains illustrated black and red printed title, (xii), 308 printed pages of text with 10 coloured steel engravings and numerous monochrome woodcuts throughout. Armorial book plate of previous owner (Joseph John Elliott) to the front paste down. Rubbing to the boards, corners and spine ends turned over, top margins dusty and in Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. HUMOUR (Satire, Cartoon). …

Cloth. Zustand: Good. An illustrated edition of this comic history of Rome. Illustrated with 10 full colour plates by John Leech. Gilbert Abbott a Beckett was an English humorist who was one of the original staff of Punch and a contributor to his death. In a green cloth binding. Externally, Sound with some rubbing and bumping. Wear to head and tail of spine. Hinges tender. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places with one plate detached but present. Pages generally bright and clean with some cockling and spotting. Good. John Leech (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Zustand: Good. A vividly illustrated Punch-era satire of Roman history, recounting classical history with sharp humour, illustrated with ten colour plates and numerous in-text engravings by John Leech. In a contemporary half calf binding with marbled paper boards.Illustrated with an engraved title page, ten colour plates and numerous in-text woodcut engravings. Collated, complete.This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from copies held at various institutions including the University of Cambridge Libraries, Eton College Library, National Library of Scotland, and the Victoria Albert Museum libraries.A humorous and satirical history of ancient Rome, recounting classical history in a light comic style, from the legendary foundation to the later Republic and Empire.By Gilbert Abbott à Beckett (1811-1856), a comic writer and one of the original staff of Punch. John Leech (1817-1864) was a leading Victorian illustrator and caricaturist, best known for his long association with Punch. He illustrated numerous works including A Christmas Carol, and was renowned for his lively, expressive drawings. In a contemporary half calf binding with marbled paper boards.Externally, sound. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in minor loss to calf and paper, with very slight loss to lower edge of front board. Rubbing to boards and spine. Cracking to front joint at head of spine. Front and rear hinges strained, but holding. Previous owner's contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean if typically age toned with the odd spot. Slight offsetting from colour plates to facing pages. Slight loss to upper fore edge of plate facing pp. 1; very small chip to fore edge of plate facing pp. 80, not affecting the images. Good. John Leech (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Zustand: Good. An early printing of this humorous retelling of the history of Rome, with ten hand-coloured plates by Punch artist John Leech. An early edition of this work, dated from Jisc. A comical re-telling of the history of Rome by English humourist Gilbert Abbot A Beckett, from the foundation of Rome to the end of the Roman Republic. Beckett was one of the original staff for 'Punch' magazine.With ten full page coloured plates by John Leech. as well as numerous woodcuts in text. Leech was noted caricaturist, best known for his work withPunch, often combining political satire with light social comedy. Leech was also the first illustrator of Charles Dickens' novella A Christmas Carol.Collated, complete. In a half morocco binding over cloth covered boards and new endpapers. Externally smart with some shelf wear and minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, hint of sunning to the spine. With some damp marking tot he leather. Previous ownership inscription to the original front free endpaper bound in with the volume, dated 1911. Internally, the binding is split to the title page, holding firm. The text-block following is firmly bound. With the occasional minor odd spot to the odd leaf, otherwise the pages are very clean throughout. With an illustrated title page and ten full page coloured plates as well as numerous woodcuts in text. Collated, complete. Good. John Leech (illustrator). book.…

4°, Ledereinband. 28 x 20 cm, XVIII/432, XIV/416 pp. Full leather binding by Bayntun in Bath Six compartments and five ribs to spines with title. With 20 colored plates and 200 b/w woodcuts. According to the signature there are two drawings from the sister of John Leech. Joints starting, otherwise a good copy. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 6550.…

Cloth. Zustand: Good. An early copy of this illustrated comic history of Rome, with ten hand coloured plates by John Leech. An early copy of The Comic History of Rome by Gilbert Abbott à Beckett.This work is a comic history of Rome from the founding of the city to the end of the commonwealth.Illustrated by John Leech with ten hand coloured plates and various wood engravings throughout the text.Collated, complete.Beckett was an English humourist.Undated, dated from Jisc. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart with some marks to the boards, fading to the spine and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Front hinge is starting and is generally firm, rear hinge is starting and is loosening. Frontispiece is loose. Internally, generally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good. John Leech (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Coloured plates and black and white line drawings. Front board of volume 1 is loose, with splitting to internal front hinge at endpapers, but still holding. Brown blind stamped cloth, gilt vignette on front board, sunning to spine. Owner's name and bookplate on front endpapers. Bumping to cornes. John Leech (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. No publication date on title page ( mid 19 th century ? ). xii + 308 pp, illustrated + 10 cold plates as called for. Armorial bookplate of previous owner ( John Gretton, Stapleford ) on paste down fep. Very small tear on feps at top of hinge. Extremely crisp, tight and clean. Fine hardback in publishers original green cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Leech, John. (illustrator). …

First Edition. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Boards starting. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; xii, 308 pages, 10 unnumbered leaves of colour plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. Notes; Illustrated t.p. and 10 hand-coloured plates. Includes bibliographical references. Subjects; Wit and humor, English. Caricature and comic art, British. Rome History ; Humor. Rome History, Comic, satirical, etc. Rome (Italy) History ; Humor. Rome History ; Anecdotes. Rome (Empire). Rome (Italy) History. Rome History. History Ancient. History Italy Roman period. Genres; Bibliography. Histories - England - 1852. History. Humor. Illustrated. 1 Kg. …

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Two volumes of The Comic History of England by the humorist Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. A two-volume work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings. 138 illustrations pasted into the text and 10 hand-coloured plates to Volume I. 105 illustrations pasted into the text and 10 hand-coloured plates to Volume II. Collated, complete. Gilbert Abbott à Beckett (1811-1856) was an English humorist, best known for this work, The Comic History of England. This two-volume work provides a humorous re-telling of British history, from the Roman Invasion to William the Conqueror, to Henry VIII and the Commonwealth, concluding with George the Second. Illustrated throughout by John Leech (1817-1864), an English caricaturist and illustrator. Undated, dated through copies held at the British Library. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings. Externally smart, though faded to the spines with shelf wear to the extremities, causing losses to the cloth. Gilt remains bright. Front hinge to Volume I is slightly strained. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd scattering of spots, more so to the first and last few pages. Very Good. John Leech (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. One of A Beckett's most famous works, this is a lively history of England told in a style that was highly unusual at its times of publication. With copious illustrations throughout by John Leech, including twenty coloured plates (collated complete). Gilbert Abbott à Beckett (1811 1856) was an English humorist, and contributor to Punch magazine. He is perhaps best known as the author of Comic History of England, Comic History of Rome, Comic Blackstone, and other comic works. Two volumes bound in one. In a green cloth binding with gilt decoration. Externally sound, with a little rubbing and wear to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages have some scattered light spotting. Very Good. John Leech (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. One of A Beckett's most famous works, this is a lively history of the Roman Empire told in a style that was highly unusual at its times of publication. One of A Beckett's most famous works, this is a lively history of the Roman Empire told in a style that was highly unusual at its times of publication. With copious illustrations throughout by John Leech, including ten coloured plates (collated complete). Gilbert Abbott à Beckett (1811 1856) was an English humorist, and contributor to Punch magazine. He is perhaps best known as the author of Comic History of England, Comic History of Rome, Comic Blackstone, and other comic works. Bookseller's label (S. and T. Gilbert) to front pastedown. In a green cloth binding with gilt decoration. Externally smart, with just a couple of marks to the boards and some wear to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound though strained in places. Front hinge strained but firm Pages have some scattered light spotting. Very Good. John Leech, (illustrator). book.…