À Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, 1811-1856, The comic history of Rome , [1852]
- Title(s):
- The comic history of Rome / by Gilbert Abbott À Beckett ; illustrated by by John Leech.
- Published/Created:
- London : Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie Street, [1852]
- Physical Description:
- xii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsDA33 .A2 1847 Copy 2Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionView by request in the Study Room [Request]
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Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/1252919
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Half-title: The comic history of Rome, from the founding of the city to the end of the commonwealth
Originally issued in parts, May 1851-February 1852.
With steel-engraved plates, and wood-engraved illustrations within the text.
With a wood-engraved title page, printed in black and red.
Abbey, J.R. Life in England in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 435
BAC: British Art Center copy 1 is the Abbey copy. In original parts (10 parts in 9). Bound in publisher's original blue printed paper wrappers. Contains trade advertisements. Cased with Abbey L 434: Comic history of England / Gilbert Abbott À Beckett. London : Punch Office, 1846-1848.
BAC: British Art Center copy 2 bound in publisher's original blind- and gold-stamped plum cloth. Cased with: Comic history of England / Gilbert Abbott À Beckett. London : Punch Office, 1847-1848. - Subject Terms:
- English wit and humor.Rome -- History -- Humor.
- Form/Genre:
- Steel engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1852.
Wood engravings -- 1852. - Export:
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