Surtees Robert Smith Cuming E D (29 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925, 8vo, 339 pages. Color frontis with additional illustrations. Some wrinkling to front color with some disoloration, else book good condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition, Special Edition. 0-948560-15-0 The R.S. Surtees Society, Nunney, 1993. Hardcover. Blind stamped decorative beige boards. Gilt titled and gilt decorated spine. Gilt stamped titles and gilt stamped illustration to upper board. Illustrated throughout with black and white plates. Cellophane dustjacket. Previous owner's bookplate pasted onto the front pastedown. Bookplate partially tanned. Rear pastedown lightly foxed. Endpapers partially stained. Overall, the book is in a good condition. The dustjacket is chipped, stained and tanned and is in a fair condition. Geo. Denholm Armour (illustrator). …

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Reissue by the Surtees Society in facsimile of the original and 1st edition thus, 8vo, 301pp, line illustrations by Armour, olive green cloth lettered and illustrated gilt, VG+/Fine Copy with glassine DJ also VG+ Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Armour, G Denholm (illustrator). …

Condition: New.

Condition: Good+.

Octavo, red cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, full-color illus. frontis., 339 pp. Good+, with sunned spine & very light speckling to covers, small tear to cloth at head of spine; other than foxing (age darkened spotting) to endpapers and title, interior clean & tight, without markings of any kind. From Preface: If it be urged that an account of the life and works of one who has been dead for sixty years is overlate, the answer is that the immortality of John Jorrocks extends to his creator; and while the popularity of Jorrocks endures, interest in the writer who gave him birth also endures.The novelist was reticent, even with the members of his own family, concerning whatever literary work he had in hand; hense none at Hamsterley Hall could have been aware that during the last months of his life he was engaged in writing a book to be entitled "Sporting and Social Recollections," which, as appears from his papers, he proposed to publish under his own name, thus laying aside the anonymity he had theretofore preserved. Literature, Author, Biography, Jorrocks. …

1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (spine faded and light marks on boards), no dustwrapper. Pp. x + 339, illus with coloured and b&w plates (endpapers tanned; previous owner's neat inscription on front free endpaper).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket as Published. First Thus. A fabulous, near new looking copy in hardly read condition. Bright boards with lovely crisp title lettering on the spine. Protected by a glassine dust cover, which may even be as published. This has preserved the boards quite superbly. No inscriptions and clean pages throughout. Would probably be very difficult to find a better copy. Wonderful illustrations throughout. Geo. Denham Armour (illustrator). …

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Fourth Impression. Light soiling to the cloth binding. Age toning to the leaves. Creases to the dust jacket, along with a few chips and soiling. Now protected by Mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st. 359 clean, unmarked page;red c. w/gilt decorations/titles; sunned spine; moderate wear at exremities; 4 single-sided colour plates;+ half-tonme illus. Colored Plates/half-tone Illus (illustrator).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Trade. 1st trade edition, large 8vo, 359pp, colour frontis and colour and b/w photo reproductions by G Denholm Armour; scarlet cloth lettered and embellished gilt and black; two plates, one colour and one half-tone, are missing from this otherwise VG+ Copy; priced down accordingly Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Armour, G Denholm (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition, plates, pp339, good copy in slightly faded original cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. 339 pp.Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. Bookplate front paste down. Bound in orange cloth that is now sun faded on the spine.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. Limited Edition. Small 4to, Ltd ed, VG, 1927, 28 pls. In red cloth, titles in gilt, edges faded very slightly, corners and edges bumped and rubbed. Spine, titles in gilt, edges bumped. DW, in mylar jacket, couple of small marks and chips, titles in black inks, lovely coloured image by Armour to top cover. Internally, some light offsetting to eps, an edition limited to just 230 copies, (xxvi), [1], 2-332, 28 plates, of which 8 are coloured, printed by William Blackwood and Sons, teg remainder uncut. Surtees, was an author whose books ran counter to the currents of his age in their lack of idealism, absence of sentimentality, and almost wilful flouting of conventional moralism. His leading male characters were coarse or shady; his leading ladies dashing and far from virtuous; his outlook on society satiric to the point of cynicism. See ODNB. ARMOUR George Denholm 1864-1949 (illustrator). …

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. 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; 339 pages; Description: x p. , 1 l. , 339 p. Col. Front. , pl. , 2 port. , 2 facsim. 23 cm. Subject: Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805-1864. Biography 1 Kg. …

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in Very good condition without dust jacket. Small nick to spine. Teg. 230mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). xiv, 359pp. Colour and b/w plates. Hunting scenes and experiences. Red/gilt/black hardback cloth cover.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. 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; 339 pages; Description: x p. , 1 l. , 339 p. Col. Front. , pl. , 2 port. , 2 facsim. 23 cm. Subject: Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805-1864. Biography 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Illustrated red cloth in gilt and black stamping, top edge gilt. Color illustrations by George Denholm Armour. Gutter cracked, corners lightly worn, else very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Limited, Numbered Edition. Gift quality, limited, numbered, first UK edition (#144/250 copies printed) in original VG dust wrapper. Oversized hardcover measures 10.5" x 8.5" x 2" with top edge gilt. No names, tears or major soil seen in the tight, bright 359pp untrimmed text, only very light occasional foxing that doesn't affect any of G.D. Armours' tipped in plates. Color frontispiece and three other color plates, plus twelve b/w sketches within this stunning volume. Un-clipped original red background dust wrapper has lightly sunned back strip, no chips or tears, displays beautifully in protective mylar wrap. Will incur add'l postage for priority mail or international destinations. Chapters include: Mr Hall and Our Tom/ Introduces Major Fibs/ Tom in Good Hands/ Marital Ardour/ Mrs Hall's Ambition/ Lord Lavender at Home/ Colonel Blunt Calls/ The Desante/ "Considering" a Horse/ Colonel Blunt Confides in Major Fibs/ The Major Knows of Another Horse/ Clenching a Bargain/ Satisfaction of the Colonel/ Lord Heartycheer's Opening Day/ The Hunt Breakfast/ Colonel Blunt Enjoys Himself/ Lily of the Valley, Late Rumtouch/ A Courtship Marred/ Tom Brought to the Scratch/ A Meeting of the Fathers/ Another Horse Deal/ Lord Heartycheer at Silverspring Firs/ Mr Woodcock, Dealer in Cripples/ Colonel and Mrs Blunt Discuss Prospects/ Tom the Day After/ Advice from the Colonel/ Mr Hall and the Colonel/ In An Artists Studio/ Chiefly Biographical/ The Carol Hill Green Establishment/ Tom's Affections in Danger/ The Guineafowles Organise a Dinner/ The Hero Arrives/ A New Idol/ High Life Below Stairs/ A Day with the Major's Harriers/ Lord Heartycheer Goes A-Roving/ Angelena Astonishes Her Mother/ Parents in Council/ Arranging a Quiet Bye-Day/ One Too Many/ Useful Jog/ Soothing Syrup/ By Back Ways/ Damped Hopes/ Mystery and Solution/ Lord Lavender's Bank Account/ A Card From Hyacinth Hall/ Rivals in the Hunting Field.…

1st Edition. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Provenance: limited editon- number 94 of only 250 copies. Physical description: xiv, 359 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations. Subjects: Horses -- Fiction. Hunting -- England -- 19th century -- Fiction. English fiction -- 19th century. English fiction. Horses. Hunting. England. Genre: illustrated. 1 Kg. …

1st Edition. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Provenance: limited editon- number 94 of only 250 copies. Physical description: xiv, 359 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations. Subjects: Horses -- Fiction. Hunting -- England -- 19th century -- Fiction. English fiction -- 19th century. English fiction. Horses. Hunting. England. Genre: illustrated. 1 Kg. …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. The first edition of this unfinished entertaining novel by Surtees, complete with plates throughout. The first edition of this previously unpublished and unfinished novel by Robert Smith Surtees.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Young Tom Hall' remained unfinished by Surtees as his publisher broke an agreement.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, three colour plates, and twelve monochrome plates.Collated, complete.Robert Smith Surtees was a popular sporting writer, beginning his writing live by contributing to the "Sporting Magazine". His best novel is often considered to be "Mr Sponge"s Sporting Tour", with his hero, Soapey Sponge, being as popular as his comic character Jorrocks, featured in numerous novels, including "Handley Cross". His comical novels are engaging and witty, with his writing style and character sometimes being compared to Charles Dickens.Illustrated with G. Denholm Armour In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Only a couple of very small marks to the boards. Light spots to the endpapers. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn, with small chips and closed tears to the head of the wraps. Spine is a little faded. Some light marks and a little rubbing to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some scattered spots. Very Good Indeed. G. Denholm Armour (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. An excellent first edition of Robert Surtees' comic work, illustrated with colour plates by Denholm Armour and presented in a dust wrapper. A classic piece of Surtees' humour writing following Tom Hall, who is ensnared by numerous interesting characters throughout.Robert Smith Surtees (1805-1864) was an English editor and novelist, most widely known for the cockney character of Jorrocks.Complete with a dust wrapper; bound in smart decorative cloth.With illustrations by G. Denholm Armour; with four colour plates, as well as plates in monochrome.The first edition of this work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart, with just a little occasional bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is a little sunned to the spine, with some slight chipping to the head of the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound, bar the odd occasional strain. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. G. Denholm Armour (illustrator). book.…

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Ex-library book, usual markings. Well read with some wear but still very useable. Signs of wear at cover corners. Some fading and staining of cover. Some marking due to age on pages, but overall book remains in good condition considering age. Front cover is loose. Quick dispatch from UK seller. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Limited Edition. 4to. 301pp. Red buckram boards with gilt titles. In red dust wrapper with black titles and colour mounted plate, edge wear including tears and nicks, some loss to head of spine, spine discoloured, wrapper corners also worn. This copy belonged to Lord Armstrong of Cragside, Northumberland. (His bookplate to ffep) Limited edition of 125 copies this being no. 15. Light spotting to end papers. Otherwise a Good copy. Geo. Denholm Armour (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Limited Edition; First Printing. Robert Smith Surtees was an English editor, novelist and sporting writer. He is remembered for his invented character of Jorrocks, a vulgar but good-natured sporting cockney grocer. This is #180 of a limited editin of 230, describing hunting tours takens by Surtees in the early 19th century. Bound in red linens, with tipped in full color illustrations, deckle edges and an illustrated dust jacket, the book has light rubbing to the boards, as well as light age-toning and foxing. The DJ has some rubbing, light stains and and a closed tear; it is now in Mylar. ; Color and B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 332 pages. Illustrated by George Denholm Armour (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback. In good to acceptable condition for its age, with one page slightly coming away from spine. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Half Calf. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Thus. First edition. xiv, 291 pp. Half tan-brown Rivià re binding with ruling to the boards & raised bands, gilt lettered title labels and decorations to the spine. Top edge gilt and endpapers marbled. With in-text and full-page illustration in colour & black and white by George Demholm Armour. Binding firm with very minor marks the boards, some spots to the book edge and minor spots to the prelims, else clean. A beautifully bound copy of this selection of writings on hunting and equestrian life by R. S. Surtees from the perspective of Mr. Jorrocks, Surtees's fictional sporting protagonist. 8vo. Illustrated. Armour, Geo. Denholm (illustrator). …