Gilbert Abbott a Beckett, British 1811 - 1856, 2 First Edition Books includes The Comic History of Rome, 1851; signed "John Cheldon, Esq." along with The Comic History of England , 2 vol. 1847-1848; signed "Marian Prescott", colored plates and text illustrations by John Leech, original cloth, uncut, housed in a cloth slipcase Exterior case 9 x 6 x 3 Property from a private New Jersey collection