Pictures of life & character from the collection of Mr Punch, first, second, third, fourth & fifth series.
Pictures of life & character from the collection of Mr Punch, first, second, third, fourth & fifth series. | Rare and modern books | Leech John
Pictures of life & character from the collection of Mr Punch, first, second, third, fourth & fifth series.
Pictures of life & character from the collection of Mr Punch, first, second, third, fourth & fifth series. | Rare and modern books | Leech John
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Description
Bradbury, Agnew & co, London, s.d. (vers 1860). 5 volumes in folio oblongs, (45 x 31 cm) reliure éditeur en percaline de couleurs différentes à décor doré, vol.1 : 2 f., 93 p., 1 f. d'index ; vol. 2 : 2 f., 95 p., 1 f. ; vol. 3 : 93 p., 1 f. ; vol. 4 : 95 p., 1 f. ; vol. 5 : 93 p., 1 f. Texte en anglais. Usures sur les coiffes et les coins, bon état général. En 1840 Leech fut employé en tant qu'illustrateur pour le London Magazine et le Bentley's Miscellany. L'année suivante, recruté par le nouveau journal "Punch Magazine", ses desssins humoristiques devinrent si populaires qu'il fut à l'origine du grand succès du magazine. In 1840 Leech was employed by the London Magazine and Bentley's Miscellany to supply illustrations. The following year he was recruited by a new journal, Punch Magazine, founded by Mark Lemon and Henry Mayhew. Leech's humourous drawings were extremely popular and was one of the main reasons the magazine became a great success.
