The Struggles and Adventures Of Christopher Tadpole At Home and Abroad

London: Richard Bentley, 1848. 1st Edition. Leather. 512p. SIGNED FINE BINDING BY MORRELL OF LONDON. A hardcover book attractively bound in golden-brown leather with a gilt-decorated spine and five raised bands. Gilt dentelles and gilt top foredge. The spine and edges are lightly rubbed, without diminishing the beauty of the gilt detailing. Tanning along the edges of the front… Read more about this item

London: Richard Bentley, 1848. 1st edition. Hardcover. b&w illustrations by Leech. pp. xi, 512. Thick 8vo. All plates present, although the sixth plate, incorrectly shown in the List as being at p. 46, is actually at p. 72. The 33 full-page plates by Leech are typically delightful. The book is bound in 3/4 wine-red grained calf, with the spine… Read more about this item

London: Richard Bentley. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1848. First Edition. Hardcover. Half leather with marbled boards, gilt titles/decor, raised bands, marbled endpages/edges. Frontis and many illustrations. Front joint splitting. Board edges mildly rubbed. Plates are mildly foxed. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 512 pages .

Richard Bentley, London, 1848. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Good Condition. Illustrator: Leech. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". xii + 512pp. Binding firm, with minor wear to spine. Moderately foxed throughout. Previous owner's book-plate laid in. Edges browned. Corners bumped. Illustrator: Leech. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Travel & Places. Pictures… Read more about this item

London: William Tegg. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1864. Hardcover. Beautifully bound (or possibly re-bound) in quarter leather w/leather at corners and with 5 raised bands at spine. Reprint of author's 1848 novel, published in 1864. With a frontis portrait of author and 26 additional engraved illustrations by John Leech. Top edge gilt. With brown marbled… Read more about this item

London, Willoughby And Co. , Not Dated. Half leather binding, paper covered feathered boards, black leather to spine and corners, some edge wear, background scuffing to boards, strong attractive banded spine, gilt title, rebacked, plain endpapers, portrait frontispiec with water stain towards bottom edge, viii, 512 pages, fully readable, some foxing and browning in places. Some… Read more about this item

London, Richard Bentley, 1848. Octavo, xii+512 pages, original boards in a half binding of marbled paper and black leather, gilt lettering on spine, marbled edges and endpapers, rubbed, lightly foxed, a very good copy. First edition

London: Willoughby and Co., 1111. Book. Illus. by Leech. Good. Hardcover. Another Edition. 220mm Tall, 8vo. Not dated. Circa 1850. 512 pages. Green cloth covers. Previous owners name and address on front free endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and frontispiece illustration, occasional foxing throughout, one or two spots on most illustrations but none severe. General wear to cover… Read more about this item

London: George Routledge, nd (1856). reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 498 pages, title page and frontispiece illustrations, top edge gilt, maroon cloth (with some rubbing to front panel) Black calf spine with gilt lettering. Ads on end papers. Record # 512203

London: Richard Bentley, 1848. Fine Binding. Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". Leech. The first edition of this novel by Albert Smith, in a smart binding by Riviere and son. Albert Smith was an author, mountaineer and entertainer. This is one of his many literary efforts, several of which had autobiographical elements. Smith regularly contributed to 'Punch'… Read more about this item

London: Willoughby. Undated, edition not stated, vi + 512 pages, illustrated by Leech, middle part of spine backing missing, covers faded, top page edges dusty. . Good. Original Red Embossed Cloth.