Author: SURTEES, Robert Smith; LEECH, John, illustrator; BROWN, Hablot K., illustrator
Title: Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds
Description: London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-65. In the Original Monthly Parts With Twenty-Four Humorous Hand Colored Plates by John Leech and Phiz SURTEES, Robert Smith. LEECH, John, illustrator. BROWN, Hablot K. ilustrator. Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds. By the Author of "Handley Cross," " Mr. Sponge's Sporting Town," &c. &c. With Illustrations by John Leech and Hablot K. Brown. London: Bradbury and Evans. 1864-65. First edition, third issue (with Part I's title, Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds, in solid lettering), in the original twelve monthly parts, May 1864-April 1865. Octavo (8 3/4 x 5 5/8 in; 223 x 144 mm). vi, [2], 391, [1] pp. Twenty-four hand-colored steel-engraved plates, two to each volume, heightened with gum arabic. The illustrations to Parts VIII-XII are unsigned but by Hablot K. Brown aka "Phiz." The woodcut on the upper wrapper is by Hablot K. Brown. Advertisements collate per Tooley, save Part VI, which has small white slip "Mr. & Mrs. Asheton" instead of the Note of Lever's Martin, and Part XII, with two slips "Katherine and Her Sisters" (yellow) and "Sporting Works by the same Author" (white) instead of "The Belle of the Village" in part VII. Publisher's original red-brown pictorial wrappers. Minimal restoration of spines to a few volumes, small chips to fore-edge of back wrapper of Part I; 2 1/4 x 1/2 inch chip to top of rear wrapper of part X. Some occasional light soiling to a few leaves, otherwise an excellent set. Chemised and housed in a red cloth clamshell case with black leather spine label lettered in gilt. "Although Surtees approached his publishers in July 1861 with the idea of bringing out 'Mr. Facey Romford' they preferred not to undertake the matter until Mr. Leech's services were definitely secured and there would be no questoin of such delays as had occurred in the illustrations of 'Handley Cross.' Leech promised, however, to being in January 1862, and the situation seemed sufficiently secure to set up the type, but just at this time the artist held his first exhibition of oil paintings which proved so successful and diverting that the 'Facey Romford' illustrations were again postponed. Surtees in despair at last offered the book, in August 1864, to 'The Field,' where is was refused. In March of that year Leech finally undertook the drawings, but never lived to complete the work, which was carried on by Phiz" (Field). Provenance: Van Santvoord Merle-Smith (1889-1943) was a United States soldier, lawyer, and investment banker, who served as Third Assistant Secretary of State from 1920 to 1921, and as Executive Intelligence Officer to General Douglas MacArthur during World War II. Field p. 225; Tooley 475; Sadleir 3165; Schwerdt II p. 237; Podeschi 207. .
Keywords: LEECH, John, illustrator BROWN, Hablot K., illustrator Color-Plate Books Books in Parts Nineteenth-Century Literature Sports
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Title: Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds
Description: London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-65. In the Original Monthly Parts With Twenty-Four Humorous Hand Colored Plates by John Leech and Phiz SURTEES, Robert Smith. LEECH, John, illustrator. BROWN, Hablot K. ilustrator. Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds. By the Author of "Handley Cross," " Mr. Sponge's Sporting Town," &c. &c. With Illustrations by John Leech and Hablot K. Brown. London: Bradbury and Evans. 1864-65. First edition, third issue (with Part I's title, Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds, in solid lettering), in the original twelve monthly parts, May 1864-April 1865. Octavo (8 3/4 x 5 5/8 in; 223 x 144 mm). vi, [2], 391, [1] pp. Twenty-four hand-colored steel-engraved plates, two to each volume, heightened with gum arabic. The illustrations to Parts VIII-XII are unsigned but by Hablot K. Brown aka "Phiz." The woodcut on the upper wrapper is by Hablot K. Brown. Advertisements collate per Tooley, save Part VI, which has small white slip "Mr. & Mrs. Asheton" instead of the Note of Lever's Martin, and Part XII, with two slips "Katherine and Her Sisters" (yellow) and "Sporting Works by the same Author" (white) instead of "The Belle of the Village" in part VII. Publisher's original red-brown pictorial wrappers. Minimal restoration of spines to a few volumes, small chips to fore-edge of back wrapper of Part I; 2 1/4 x 1/2 inch chip to top of rear wrapper of part X. Some occasional light soiling to a few leaves, otherwise an excellent set. Chemised and housed in a red cloth clamshell case with black leather spine label lettered in gilt. "Although Surtees approached his publishers in July 1861 with the idea of bringing out 'Mr. Facey Romford' they preferred not to undertake the matter until Mr. Leech's services were definitely secured and there would be no questoin of such delays as had occurred in the illustrations of 'Handley Cross.' Leech promised, however, to being in January 1862, and the situation seemed sufficiently secure to set up the type, but just at this time the artist held his first exhibition of oil paintings which proved so successful and diverting that the 'Facey Romford' illustrations were again postponed. Surtees in despair at last offered the book, in August 1864, to 'The Field,' where is was refused. In March of that year Leech finally undertook the drawings, but never lived to complete the work, which was carried on by Phiz" (Field). Provenance: Van Santvoord Merle-Smith (1889-1943) was a United States soldier, lawyer, and investment banker, who served as Third Assistant Secretary of State from 1920 to 1921, and as Executive Intelligence Officer to General Douglas MacArthur during World War II. Field p. 225; Tooley 475; Sadleir 3165; Schwerdt II p. 237; Podeschi 207. .
Keywords: LEECH, John, illustrator BROWN, Hablot K., illustrator Color-Plate Books Books in Parts Nineteenth-Century Literature Sports
Price: US$ 850.00 Seller: David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)
- Book number: 05948
- Book number: 05948
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