Ask Mamma; or The Richest Commoner in England

R.S Surtees, Illustrations by John Leech, Introduction by Rebecca West

Published by The Surtees Society, London, 1983

About this Item

1st Edition Thus, Published for the Subscribers of The Surtees Society 1983, with the Preface from the 1858 true 1st Edition, upon which the volume in hand is based. Thick Royal 8vo. 412pp, with List of Subscribers and advanced notice of the 8 other volumes of Surtees fiction which we also have for sale. Profuse illustrations, with many full page coloured plate illustrations based on steel engravings, and many black and white illustrations based on wood engravings by John Leech including frontispiece. Volume appears unopened and unread, very good clean tight sound square, no bookplate, inscriptions or marks of any kind, clean crisp corners and edges, well held in joints and hinges. Beautifully bound in triple blind ruled and illustrated, bright gilt lettered and embossed, full turquoise cloth, featuring gilt embossed riding scenes to spine and upper board. Housed and protected in such good condition in transparent removable dustwrapper as issued. Dickens Pickwick Papers originated as a rival to the immensely popular Jorrocks; Thackeray envied Surtees his powers of observation, and William Morris considered him a master of life and ranked him with Dickens. The volume in hand is a great addition to the library of reader, scholar and collector alike. Please check our listings for 8 other volumes of Surtees fiction, and 2 nonfiction, bought from the same collector.

Seller Inventory # 100180404

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ask Mamma; or The Richest Commoner in England
• Publisher: The Surtees Society, London
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• Binding: HardBack
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
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