Plain Ringlets by Surtees Robert Smith: Signed (1 results)
More imagesThe Works of Surtees. . . : Ask Mamma; Handley Cross; Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour; Plain or Ringlets; Hawbuck Grange; Mr. Romford's Hounds.
Surtees, Robert Smith; Illustrations by John Leech & H.K. Browne
Published by Bradbury Agnew & Company, London
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, U.S.A.Raptis Rare Books
Contact seller5-star sellerOctavo, 6 volumes. Three quarters red leather over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, gilt lined, marbled endpapers, colored frontispiece to each volume, as well as the title page. Illustrations by John Leech and H.K. Browne. In near fine condition. Surtees' was arguably a match for Dickens in t…he field of social observation, whilst surpassing him as an observer of the natural world: with warmth and humor Surtees captured an era and a way of life that reached its zenith during Queen Victoria's reign.
