Accession number
PML 83258
Creator
Leech, John, 1817-1864.
Published
London : Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie Street, [1850]
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Samuel P. Reed in honor of her son, Charles Vernor Reed, 1978.
Notes
Title from original covers. Date from Grolier catalog.
Album comprising thirteen disbound leaves of the first edition of the printed book, the original covers, and eight preparatory matted pencil drawings by John Leech, some signed, for seven of the full-page illustrations and the title-page vignette.
"[illegible signature]. Book & drawings bound 1958"--in blue ink on fly-leaf of modern binding.
Watermarks on interleaved sheets: JW Hatman 1953.
"Bradbury and Evans, Printers, Whitefriars"--upper cover.
"Price 5s. 6d. Plain; 7s.6d. Coloured"--upper cover.
Album comprising thirteen disbound leaves of the first edition of the printed book, the original covers, and eight preparatory matted pencil drawings by John Leech, some signed, for seven of the full-page illustrations and the title-page vignette.
"[illegible signature]. Book & drawings bound 1958"--in blue ink on fly-leaf of modern binding.
Watermarks on interleaved sheets: JW Hatman 1953.
"Bradbury and Evans, Printers, Whitefriars"--upper cover.
"Price 5s. 6d. Plain; 7s.6d. Coloured"--upper cover.
Description
[3], 3-11, [1] leaves of prints, [8] leaves of drawings : handcol. ill. (etching, drawings) ; 23 x 30.8 cm
Provenance
Sh? [illegible] Macherye, signature in blue ink; Adrian W. Flühmann.
Binding
Publisher's yellow paper covers, stamped in black ink. In modern green cloth.
Classification
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Department