Jorrocks's Jaunts & Jollities The Hunting, Shooting, Racing, Driving, Sailing, Eating, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits of That Renowned Sporting Citizen Mr. John Jorrocks

A fantastically funny novel of the invented comic character of Jorrocks, with a coloured frontispiece, vignette title page, and 29 coloured and monochrome plates. The second edition of the work.In publisher's original green cloth binding.Written by English novelist and sporting writer, Robert Smith Surtees.A comedy novel about the invented character of Jorrocks, a vulgar but good natured sporting cockney grocer, one of the great comic characters of English literature.With a coloured frontispiece, vignette title page, and 29 coloured and monochrome plates. Collated, complete. In publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, smart. Tide mark to front board. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Shelf wear to extremities. Spotting to endpapers. Bookseller's sticker to rear paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot, most significant to the front and rear. Very Good.