Surtees, Robert S. & John Leech and W.T. Maud.

Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour,Handley Cross,Mr. Romford's Hounds, Ask Mamma,Hawbuck Grange, Plain or Ringlets ?

6 sporting books by Robert Smith Surtees ; Bradbury, Agnew & Co.; London,1891/1892. Each book is profusely illustrated with 1 full-page color plate and a dozens black & white engravings on wood by John Leech, H.K. Browne and W.T. Maud. Surtees was an English editor, novelist and sporting writer. His books are "engaging and vigorous, and abound with sharp social observation.Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour : 450 pages-Handley Cross - or, Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt : 578 pages-Mr. Romford's Hounds : 405 pages-Ask Mamma - or, The Richest Commoner in England : 423 pages-Hawbuck Grange - or, The Sporting Adventures of Thomas Scott, Esq. : 265 pagesPlain or Ringlets? : 398 pages-Plus extra advert on each volume. Hardcover. The Jorrocks Edition published in 1891 each volume bound in the original blue boards with hand coloured vignettes to the front board of each volume. 12to. (15 x 21 cm).

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Book number: [1243]

Catalogue: Boek Caricatuur England Geïllustreerd Paardensport Sport hunting

Keywords: Engeland London