Group of 6 uniformly-bound works, comprising: Handley Cross; Hawbuck Grange; Ask Mamma; Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour; Plain or Ringlets?; and Mr. Romford's Hounds

by Robert Smith Surtees

$600 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

Red half morocco, spines with raised bands gilt in compartments. A finely bound set from the pen of the 19th-century's best known sporting author: Thackeray envied him, William Morris considered him a master of life. Surtees' best-selling works are humorous and lively. The author was arguably a match for Dickens in the field of social observation, whilst surpassing him as an observer of the natural world: with warmth and humour Surtees captured an era and a way of

• Binding: Leather

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