Set Of The Five Surtees Sporting Novels In Original Parts Mr Sponge S Sporting Tour Handley Cross Or
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London: Bradbury & Evans, 1852-65. With wood engravings and hand-colored etchings by John Leech, all first editions, all in the original monthly parts, bound in the original pictorial brick-red wrappers. Handley Cross had first appeared as an unillustrated three-decker in 1843. Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds also contains 10 hand-colored etchings by Hablot K. Browne Phiz . While Surtees wrote nine novels in all, these five are usually referred to as his
- Binding: Wrappers
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