Item #223923 Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour. By the author of “Handley Cross” [i.e. R. S. Surtees]. With illustrations by John Leech. Robert Smith Surtees.

Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour. By the author of “Handley Cross” [i.e. R. S. Surtees]. With illustrations by John Leech

London : Bradbury & Evans, 1853. First Edition. Finely bound in contemporary half aniline calf over marble boards. raised bands, gilt-cross bands with a gilt-blocked title label. Spine compartments uniformly blind-tooled. Bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and toned as with age. Scans on request.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 408 pages; Physical description; x,[2],408p.,[13] leaves of plates : ill.. (col.) ; 8vo. Notes; Anonymous. By Robert Surtees. Printer's details from colophon: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., printers, Whitefriars. Publication date from Preface. The illustrations are hand-coloured. Illustrated with 13 hand-coloured engravings and many woodcuts by John Leech. Subjects; Fox-hunting. Series; Handley cross sporting novels. Item #223923

Price: €225.00

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