Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg by Hood, Thomas - 1871

London: E. Moxon, Son & Co., 1870. 1st Edition. . Hardback. Good. Thomas S. Seccombe. 60 illustrations by Thomas S. Seccombe, engraved by F. Joubert. Printed in calligraphy style typeface. First edition in book form. Completely rebound in red leather (not recently) with gilt detail to boards, banded spine with gilt title. Gilt marbling to decorated endpapers. Leather rubbed at board edges & spine. All joints reinforced with white book tape. Size: 8½" x 6

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E. Moxon, Som & Co Book. Illus. by Seccombe Thos.S.. Good. Hardcover. Quarter red leather with red boards. Corners bumped. Rubbing to leather. A few marks to the boards. Gilt page edges. 149 pages. Spots to some pages. Sixty illustrations.

London: Moxon, 1870 undated reprint of 1870 book, red cloth extra gilt with black titling, backstrip is partially detached and sewn collations are loosening, corners rubbed, will need a simple rebacking and tightening, minor scattered foxing at prelims, all edges gilt, illustrations by Seccombe engraved by F Joubert, The oOld Woman's Golden Leg ( literally) does her no good in the end! 150 + 2pp. reprint. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Thomas S Seccombe. 4to - over 9? - 12" tall.

London: E. Moxon, Son, & Co, 1870. Hardcover. Good. No date, c. 1870. Small 4to, 150pp., [2]. Red cloth with decorated and lettered in black and gilt front board and spine, rear board design stamped in blind. Board edges bevelled. All edges gilt. Wear to the cloth at head and heel of spine and edges of boards. A few gatherings starting but text block is still holding together. Foxed throughout. Printed on thick paper, with 60 illustrations by Thomas S. Seccombe, engraved by F. Joubert.

London: E. Moxon and Son, 1870 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9.5" by 7.5". Thomas Seccombe. The first illustrated edition of Thomas Hood's humorous poem about a golden prosthetic leg. In the publisher's decorative cloth, illustrated by Thomas Seccombe. The first illustrated edition of this rather unusual humorous poems from Thomas Hood, who was particularly recognised in the nineteenth century for his humorous poetry as well as his regular contributions to The London Magazine and Athenaeum.Absurd and frequently filled with puns, Hood tells a cautionary tale in hilarious verse, a story of tragedy and murder inspired by a prosthetic leg of gold.Illustrated throughout with sixty illustrations from Thomas Seccombe.This poem first appeared in print in 1840. This is the first time it was printed unaccompanied by other works.With two pages of advertisements to the rear, and a contemporary inscription to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Rebacked, with… Read More

London: E. Moxon, Son, & Co.. Early, Rare And Beautiful Copy Of This Very Unusual Book. Sixty Illustrations By Thom. S. Seccombe, Capt. R.A. Engraved By F. Joubert. Binding Tight, Gilded Edge Pages Intact And Clean, Boards Bright With Blue Cloth Blind-Stamped With Gold And Black On Design And Title On Spine And Front. Tips Rubbed Thru Edges Bumped And Rubbed Otherwise Extremely Good For This Or Any Age. Only Inner Mark Is Wonderful Vintage 1875 Inscription In Wonderful Script. Email Pictures Of Any Book Upon Request. . Very Good. Fine Binding. First Edition. 1870.