Book Details
| Author: | Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett: |
| Title: | The Comic History of England. |
| Published: | London: Bradbury, Evans and Co., n.d. |
| Classification: | Catalogue 07 - History |
| Description: | With 20 coloured etchings and two hundred woodcuts by John Leech. xviii, Vol I - 320 pp, Vol II - 304 pp. Contents: Book I - Invasion by Julius Caesar, Book II The Period From the Norman Conquest to the Death of King John, Book III - The Period from the Accession of Henry the Third to the End of the Reign of Richard the Second, A.D. 1216-1399, Book IV - The Period from the Accession of Henry IV to the end of the Reign of Richard III A.D. 1399-1485, Book V - From the Accession of Henry the Seventh to the End of the Reign of Elizabeth, Book VI - From the Period of the Accession of James I to the Restoration of Charles II, Book VII - The Period From the Restoration of Charles II to the Revolution, Book VIII - The Period From the Revolution to the Accession of George III. The object of the author was 'to blend amusement with instruction, by serving up, in as palatable a shape as he could, the facts of English History'. Humorous illustrations throughout. Contents have detached from boards. Previous owner's bookplate on fep. Internally text very clean. All edge gilt. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Gilt vignette in centre of front board. corners lightly rubbed. Overall condition VG-. |
| Book Number: | #3074 |
| Price: | € 142.00 |
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