Handley Cross

London: Bradbury, 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy in gilt-blocked cloth over beveled boards. Spine bands worn. Panel edges dulled. Hinges starting. Text remains in fine condition; clear without blemish. Physical description: viii, 550 pages, 17 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations (some color); 23 cm. Subjects: Hunting stories. Etching; Specimens. Etching, English 19th century; Specimens. Wood-engraving; Specimens. Surtees, Robert… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Bradbury, Agneuw, & Co, 1892. The "Forrocks" Edition. Octavo; VG-/no-DJ; Dark red leather spine with gilded text and illustrations. Boards have shelf wear, age toned spine, rubbing on edges and joints, cracking on front joint, apart from that, binding strong; Textblock has minor wear on edges, foxing on end papers and black pages; pp 578. 1253622. Shelved Rockville… Ler mais sobre este item

London : Edward Arnold, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copies both in the original gilt-blocked, decorated cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly rubbed and dust-toned only, as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 2 vols. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. Notes; Complete in two volumes. Vol. 1 -… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853-54, 1853. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL 17 PARTS, 17 hand-coloured etched plates by John Leech, wood-engraved illustrations, part 7 with advertisement slip for The Newcomes, part 15 with only 2pp. advertisements (of 4pp.), otherwise with all inserts as called for by Schwerdt, original pictorial wrappers with advertisements, A BRIGHT AND EXCELLENT SET, preserved… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Bradbury, Agnew, and Co. , 1900. 1899-1900. Handley Cross, illustrated by Leech 550pp 17 hand-colored full-page steel engravings; Hawbuck Grange, illustrated by Phiz 330pp 8 hand-colored full-page steel engravings; Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour, illustrated by Leech 408pp 13 hand-colored full-page steel engravings; Ask Mamma, with illustrated by Leech 412pp 13 hand-colored full-page steel engravings; Plain or Ringlets, illustrated by… Ler mais sobre este item

London : Henry Colburn, 1843. 1st edition. Hardcover. Provenance: Bookplate of the Oliver Collection. Poor cloth copy with title paper label. Spine bands and panel edges bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Subjects; Fox hunting.

London. Bradbury and Evans. 1854-1865. In contemporary half crimson morocco, gilt ruled raised bands, gilt center panel decorations, matched crimson marbled boards, endpapers and edges, occasional light foxing, small personal engraved book label on the front endpapers, some slight occasional unobtrusive foxing, in fine condition. (Spg). Handley Cross; or, Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt. By The Author of "Mr. Sponge's Sporting… Ler mais sobre este item

Bradbury, Agnew & Co. Hardcover. Good. [nd], ca 1900. Red cloth with titles and decoration in black and gilt. Cloth rubbed, with gentle age-soiling, and tiny points of fraying to bumped spine tips and fore-edge corners. Cloth and gilt still bright. Spine square. Binding cracked slightly at endsheets, else sound. All plates present; seventeen of them hand-colored, and… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co., 1892. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6.5". John Leech. Brightly illustrated by John Leech, and in a signed half morocco binding from E. Riley & Son this is a bright edition of Robert S. Surtees's humorous novel. Often considered one of the greatest comic characters in English literature, this novel from Robert Smith… Ler mais sobre este item

London : The Folio Society, 1951. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". John Leech. A bright reprint of the classic tale Handley Cross, with colour illustrations. This is a later reprint by The Folio Society of the famous classic tale of the hunting field, Handley Cross, written by Robert Smith Surtees with beautiful colour plates by… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Bradbury and Evans, 11 Bouverie St, 1854. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. Pp. x, 550, 16 hand-coloured steel plates (lacking 1 plate), some 84 wood engravings in text, half dark blue Morocco over marbled boards, gilt title direct to spine, top edge gilt, some marbled endpapers. Signature of Robertson Davies written above Gerald Marryat: "Robertson Davies, given to me… Ler mais sobre este item

Wiltshire : The R. S. Surtees Society , 1983. Cloth. Fine. 9" by 6". John Leech. A very smart reprint of Handley Cross; or Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt by Robert Smith Surtees, with illustrations throughout. This is a copy of the R. S. Surtees Society reprint of Handley Cross; or Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt, written by Robert Smith Surtees… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Methuen & Co, 1912. Hardcover. 12mo; Reprint of edition published by Bradbury and Evans, London, 1854; G; Hardcover; Spine, red with gold print; Boards in red cloth with gold print, tattering to spine caps, hinges, and corners, toning to spine, shelfwear; Text block has gilt top edge, name in ink on front pastedown, cracked front hinge, intermittent spine… Ler mais sobre este item

London : Edward Arnold, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, pictorial cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly rubbed and dust-toned only, as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 2 vols. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. Notes; Complete in two volumes. Vol. 1 - 363p. Vol.… Ler mais sobre este item

London : George G. Harrap, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in original gilt-blocked cloth with some wear and tear as with age. Spine sun-toned. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 667 pages : illustrations, some color ; 23 cm. Notes; Edition limited to one Thousand and fifty copies for England and One Thousand copies for the… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Bradbury, Evans, & Co.. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6". John Leech. A smart edition of Robert Smith Surtees" classic humorous tale, following the cockney sporting grocer, Jorrocks. Beautifully illustrated by John Leech. A lavishly illustrated, leather bound edition of Robert Smith Surtees" humorous novel, following the vulgar but good-natured sporting cockney grocer, Jorrocks. Robert… Ler mais sobre este item

Surtees Society, Nunney, 2006. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover.Illustrator: John Leech. Facsimile re-issue of the 1854 first edition with an introduction by Raymond Carr. Second impression - first republished by the Society in 1983. Publisher's tan faux leather binding, gilt lettered and decorated. No inscriptions. A very presentable, clean and tight copy. 408 pages. Size: 8vo. Illustrator:… Ler mais sobre este item

London, England: Bradbury And Evans. Hardcover. 1854. 12mo 720pp . Very Good with no DJ. Color Illustrations. Illustrations by John Leech. Top edges gilt. Plum color cloth with paper label on spine. Covers lightly soiled. Rear cover top edge has very small bump. Spine label lightly worn .

London: George G. Harrap & Co, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. John Leech. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Top edges gilt. Illustrated with coloured frontispiece and plates, as well as black and white illustrations. Cloth faded on boards and spine. Previous owner's signature to the front endpage.… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: the Viking Press, 1930. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth over bevelled boards. Issued in slipcase. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 667 pages; Description: 667 p. Col. Front. , illus.… Ler mais sobre este item