B35336

Shelfmark

Ib3.4.09

Author

Leigh, Percival

Title

The comic English grammar; :, a new and facetious introduction to the English tongue, by the author of The comic Latin grammar. /, embellished with upwards of fifty characteristic illustrations by J. Leech

Publication, distribution, etc.

London :, Richard Bentley, New Burlington street.,, 1840.

Physical description

xii, 228 p., [1] leaf of plates :, ill. ;, 20 cm.

Note

Anonymous. By Leigh Percival

Note

Signatures: [A]⁶ B-U⁶

Note

With a half-title page.

Note

Colophon: "London: printed by Samuel Bentley, Bangor House, Shoe Lane".

Note

Publisher's cover with gold tooled image pasted on rear flyleaf.

Provenance

Armorial bookplate of F. Manley Sims.

Provenance

Ink stamp on title page: "Manley Sims Eton Collection".

Binding

19th century brown calf binding; gold tooled spine; gold tooling around the edges inside boards; gold tooled fillets around the perimeter.

Copy-specific note

Binder's stamp on front free endpaper's verso: "Bound by Riviere & Son".

Subject

English language, Grammar.

Subject

English wit and humor.

Added entry--name

Leech, John, illustrator.

Added entry--name

Bentley, Richard, publisher.

Added entry--name

Bentley, Samuel, printer.

Added entry--name

Manley Sims, F, former owner.

Added entry--name

Riviere & Son, binder.

Added entry--place

England, London.

001B35336

003LIBRARY CODE

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1001#$aLeigh, Percival

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260##$aLondon :$bRichard Bentley, New Burlington street.,$c1840.

300##$axii, 228 p., [1] leaf of plates :$bill. ;$c20 cm.

500##$aAnonymous. By Leigh Percival

500##$aSignatures: [A]⁶ B-U⁶

500##$aWith a half-title page.

500##$aColophon: "London: printed by Samuel Bentley, Bangor House, Shoe Lane".

500##$aPublisher's cover with gold tooled image pasted on rear flyleaf.

561##$aArmorial bookplate of F. Manley Sims.

561##$aInk stamp on title page: "Manley Sims Eton Collection".

563##$a19th century brown calf binding; gold tooled spine; gold tooling around the edges inside boards; gold tooled fillets around the perimeter.

590##$aBinder's stamp on front free endpaper's verso: "Bound by Riviere & Son".

650#0$aEnglish language$xGrammar.

650#0$aEnglish wit and humor.

7001#$aLeech, John$eillustrator.

7001#$aBentley, Richard$epublisher.

7001#$aBentley, Samuel$eprinter.

7001#$aManley Sims, F$eformer owner.

7102#$aRiviere & Son$ebinder.

752##$aEngland$dLondon.