'Ask mamma' : or, The richest commoner in England / [R.S. Surtees] ; with illustrations by John Leech ; [introduction by Rebecca West]

Surtees, Robert Smith (1805-1864)

ISBN 10: 095076972X / ISBN 13: 9780950769721

Published by Craddock : R. S. Surtees Society, 1983

About this Item

Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth, blind-tooled. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 412 pages; Physical description; xi, 412p, 13 plates : col. ill., facsims., ports. ; 22cm. Notes; Facs. reprint of ed. originally published, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1858. Other names; Leech, John b.1817. R. S. Surtees Society. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 'Ask mamma' : or, The richest commoner in England / [R.S. Surtees] ; with illustrations by John Leech ; [introduction by Rebecca West]
• Publisher: Craddock : R. S. Surtees Society
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 095076972X
• ISBN 13: 9780950769721
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Facsimile.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

About this title

Synopsis

. no dustjacket, 1983 Surtees Soc, clean bright copy

About the Author

John Leech (1817-1864) was a well regarded English caricaturist, whose works often appeared in Punch and the London News. An accomplished lithographer and engraver, Leech's illustrations illuminated the original edition of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol.