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COMIC HISTORY OF ROME ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN LEECH REBOUND BY BAYNTUN OF BATH

$750.00

A beautifully bound copy of "The Comic History of Rome" by Gilbert Abbott A' Beckett, published by Bradbury Evan & Co., London, n.d. rebound by Bayntun of Bath. The magnificent full leather binding has gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers all page edges gilt. The 6 panel raised spine is finished in gilt tooled light and dark brown smooth leather. All page edges gilt, with marbled endpapers. An amusing and beautifully illustrated work, the plates by the famous English illustrator and caricaturist John Leech best known for his work with Punch magazine and as the first illustrator of Dickens' novella "A Christmas Carol". Circa 1860

H, 8.5" W. 5" D. 1"
B926-1U

Style: Traditional
Origin: English
Period: 19th Century

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