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Title: Mr Facey Romford&Apos;S Hounds
Description: London, Bradbury and Evans, 1865. First edition. Leather. First edition of this sporting novel by Robert Surtees, adorned with hand-coloured plates. The first edition of this work. Collated, complete with half title, engraved title page and twenty-three hand-coloured full page plates by celebrated illustrators John Leech and Hablot K. Browne. A Surtees's sporting novel following the adventures of Facey, a trickster who takes advantage of society's greed and gullibility. Sequel to Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour. Robert Smith Surtees's novels follow the adventures of Jorrocks, a vulgar but good-natured sporting cockney grocer. Surtees' novels are entertaining and witty, and his writing style and characters are often compared to Charles Dickens.Published anonymously. Rebound in half calf signed Henderson & Bisset. Rebound in half calf over marbled boards. Externally, sound with some shelf wear, boards lightly marked, rear joint starting, boards holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. ink staining mark to lower outer margin of pp. 185-187, not affecting any of the text but bleeding through to plat to face p. 185. Light minor spotting scattered to odd leaf, pages otherwise generally bright and clean. Good . Ill.: John Leech; Hablot K. Browne. Good .
Keywords: robert smith surtees sporting novels illustrated sporting novels John Leech; Hablot K. Browne
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Title: Mr Facey Romford&Apos;S Hounds
Description: London, Bradbury and Evans, 1865. First edition. Leather. First edition of this sporting novel by Robert Surtees, adorned with hand-coloured plates. The first edition of this work. Collated, complete with half title, engraved title page and twenty-three hand-coloured full page plates by celebrated illustrators John Leech and Hablot K. Browne. A Surtees's sporting novel following the adventures of Facey, a trickster who takes advantage of society's greed and gullibility. Sequel to Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour. Robert Smith Surtees's novels follow the adventures of Jorrocks, a vulgar but good-natured sporting cockney grocer. Surtees' novels are entertaining and witty, and his writing style and characters are often compared to Charles Dickens.Published anonymously. Rebound in half calf signed Henderson & Bisset. Rebound in half calf over marbled boards. Externally, sound with some shelf wear, boards lightly marked, rear joint starting, boards holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. ink staining mark to lower outer margin of pp. 185-187, not affecting any of the text but bleeding through to plat to face p. 185. Light minor spotting scattered to odd leaf, pages otherwise generally bright and clean. Good . Ill.: John Leech; Hablot K. Browne. Good .
Keywords: robert smith surtees sporting novels illustrated sporting novels John Leech; Hablot K. Browne
Price: GBP 60.00 = appr. US$ 85.68 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 841A90
- Book number: 841A90
See more books from our catalog: English Literature Pre 1900