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A'BECKETT, GILBERT ABBOTT. The Comic History of England. London: Punch Office, 1846-48. 20 hand-colored steel engraved plates by John Leech. 20 parts in 19, 8vo, original blue-green pictorial printed wrappers, wrappers of part 1 worn and stained, spines repaired, lacks plate 8 in part 18 (with a duplicate of plate 7 from part 7 in its place) -- A'BECKETT. The Comic History of Rome. London: Bradbury and Evans, [1852]. 10 hand-colored etched plates by John Leech. 10 parts in 9, original blue-green pictorial printed wrappers, wrappers of part 1 stained. Both FIRST EDITIONS IN ORIGINAL PARTS, Contained in 3 uniform green morocco gilt pull-off cases by Wood. (3)