Ca.1880, hardcover London edition,  just better than a reading copy

The Comic History of England

by Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett with 20 hand coloured etching, and 200 woodcuts, by John Leech

Published in London by Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 10 Bouverie Street;  this a reprint printed at Whitefriars.

Just one contemporaneous former owner name on the damaged half title page, no other writings.

xviii; 320; 304 page, 8vo; 22 cm. x 15 cm.; 1.002 kg. 

Contemporary custom binding hardcover with pebbled green leather boards with good edges and faded titled spine panel with damaging rubbing to the spine panel crown. Perfect gutters and hinges unbroken regular binding; no significant bumps or shelf wear; fairly tight square binding with slightly darkened text block all edges gilt but dulled; generally clean text and denser stock illustration pages without foxing but f&rfeps with significant acidification darkening. With sharp page corners and occasional edge repairs throughout, no marginalia or other alien marking apart from one name on the damaged and wrinkled half title page; not malodorous; not ex-library. 

Trackable recorded delivery shipping is included in the price and therefore shown as FREE to any destination world-wide.. In wrapping, cushioning and sealed customised hard cardboard encapsulation. Sent Priority Airmail.