SURTEES, Robert Smith; Illustrations by John Leech & H.K. Browne.
The Works of Surtees. . . : Ask Mamma; Handley Cross; Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour; Plain or Ringlets; Hawbuck Grange; Mr. Romford's Hounds.
Finely Bound Set of the works of Surtees
London: Bradbury Agnew & Company, .
$1,250.00
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Item Number: RRB-3225
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Octavo, 6 volumes. Three quarters red leather over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, gilt lined, marbled endpapers, colored frontispiece to each volume, as well as the title page. Illustrations by John Leech and H.K. Browne. In near fine condition.
Surtees' was arguably a match for Dickens in the field of social observation, whilst surpassing him as an observer of the natural world: with warmth and humor Surtees captured an era and a way of life that reached its zenith during Queen Victoria's reign.
The Works of Surtees. . . : Ask Mamma; Handley Cross; Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour; Plain or Ringlets; Hawbuck Grange; Mr. Romford's Hounds.
$1,250.00
In Stock