Author: SURTEES,R.S.
Title: Ask Mamma or the Richest Commoner in England
Description: London: Bradbury,Agnew & Co, 1858. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. John Leech. This is a Fair Only Copy of this book in Publisher's original red hardcover cloth with gilt design to the front cover,bevelled edges with ruled borders.Title lettering is in gilt and black to both spine and upper cover.The book is complete with a hand-colored engraved title plus a further 12 hand-coloured engraved plates by John Leech.Their is some dulling to spine with 4mm of loss to the the cloth at head of spine and further discoloration to the fore-edge of the book with the cloth now a little bleached in tone,due to water staining.One or two marks to outer boards are present.Front pastedown has some bleeding of the red dye of cloth due to water damage at some point. this penetrates approx 1-2 iches from the edge of the pastedown.Half title present. and the contents generally remain clean internally.Slight weakness to inner gutter hinge with some stitching slightly showing at joins.Still an uncommon title with the wonderful plates by Leech all present.8vo 412pp First Edition 1st Impression. Poor .

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