Jorrock's Edition of the Sporting Novels

Robert Surtees

Published by Bradbury, Agnew & Co., London, 1926

About this Item

The Jorrock's Edition of novels by Robert Surtees, with numerous wood-engravings throughout, and uniformly bound in the original pictorial cloth. A uniformly bound set of six of Robert Surtees's sporting novels, originally published in the mid nineteenth century.The Jorrock's Edition, published in 1926 by Bradbury, Agnew & Co.Containing numerous engraved plates by John Leech, printed from the plates of the original editions.Included in this set:"Ask Mamma;" or, the Richest Commoner in England. Containing a engraved frontispiece in colour, along with nineteen full-page engravings and numerous in-text illustrations. Collated and complete.Handley Cross; or, Mr. Jorrock's Hunt. Containing an engraved frontispiece in colour, along with thirty-one full-page engravings and numerous in-text illustrations. Collated and complete.Hawbuck Grange, or, The Sporting Adventures of Thomas Scott, Esq. Containing an engraved frontispiece in colour, along with thirteen full-page engravings and numerous in-text illustrations. Collated and complete."Plain or Ringlets?" Containing an engraved frontispiece in colour, along with eight full-page illustrated plates, and numerous in-text vignettes. Collated and complete.Mr. Romford's Hounds. Containing an engraved frontispiece in colour, along with four full-page illustrated plates and numerous in-text illustrations. Collated and complete.Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour. Containing an engraved frontispiece in colour, along with twenty-nine full-page engraved plates and numerous in-text illustrations. Collated and complete.Robert Smith Surtees (1805-1864) was an English novelist and sporting writer during the Victorian era. His most well-known created character is Jorrock's a Cockney hunting enthusiast. Uniformly bound in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some shelf wear to the boards and light fading to the spines of some volumes. Some bumping to the head and tail of the spines and extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound, with binding slightly tender to Handley's Cross. A small tear to the plate opposite page 246 in Ask Mamma. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 810J42

Bibliographic Details

Title: Jorrock's Edition of the Sporting Novels

Publisher: Bradbury, Agnew & Co., London

Publication Date: 1926

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: John Leech

Condition: Very Good

Book Type: book