NOBLE SCIENCE – JOHN LEECH IN THE HUNTING FIELD

14 5/8 inch x 10 1/4 inch Hard Cover Illustrated Book THE NOBLE SCIENCE – JOHN LEECH IN THE HUNTING FIELD by Thomas Bodkin with an introduction by Sir Alfred Munnings.

31 pages, 14 full page colour reproductions with small woodcuts which appeared in Punch by John Leech (1817 – 1864). A British caricaturist and illustrator. He was best known for his work for Punch, a humorous magazine for a broad middle-class audience, combining verbal and graphic political satire with light social comedy. Leech catered to contemporary prejudices, such as anti-Americanism and antisemitism and supported acceptable social reforms. Leech’s critical yet humorous cartoons on the Crimean War help shape public attitudes toward heroism, warfare, and Britons’ role in the world.

Published in 1948 by Collins, 14 St James’s Place, London

The book is in very good condition. The dust jacket is worn with repaired tears and foxing.