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A collection of the Sporting Novels; Handley Cross; or Mr. Jerrocks's Hunt; Hawbuck Grange or The Sporting Adventures of Thomas Scott, Esq.; Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour; Ask Mamma or The Richest Commoner in England; Plain or Ringlets?
Bath: George Bayntun, 1926.
Illustrations by John Leech.
8vo; 7 3/8 x 5 1/4 inches (186 x 133 mm); copious in text and full-page engravings on steel and wood in each volume by John Leech and H, K. Browne & W. T. Maud, frontispieces hand-colored. Uniformly bound by Hatchards, Piccadilly (stamped inside first flyleaf) in 3/4 red morocco and red cloth with gilt edging, raised bands with gilt and gilt frames and hunting motifs in compartments. gilt titling, t.e.g., binding solid and bright with only slight sunning to spines, pages clean and fresh.
[Tooley 471, 472, 473, 476, 477 for different editions]
- Handley Cross; or Mr. Jerrocks's Hunt: xv, 578 pp.
- Hawbuck Grange or The Sporting Adventures of Thomas Scott, Esq.: (10), 265 pp.
- Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour: x, 450 pp.
- Ask Mamma or The Richest Commoner in England: ix, 423 pp
- Plain or Ringlets?: xi, 398 pp.
These classic comic sporting novels had first appeared in installments in either New Sporting Magazine or as monthly issues by the illustrator John Leech between 1838 and 1860, subsequently as single volumes by different publishers. This is a 1926 edition issued by George Bayntun in Bath and handsomely bound by Hatchards in London. In several the sporting interest is only part of a broader picture of provincial society. The illustrations are often playful and ironic, portraying both hunting scenes and social situations in fashionable interiors.
Robert Smith Surtees (1805 – 1864) had trained as a lawyer but left his London practice in 1835. After inheriting Hamsterley Hall near Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1838, he devoted himself to hunting, shooting, and writing for his pleasure, at first anonymously. He created many memorable personalities, often based on people he knew, including Jorrocks, a vulgar but good-natured sporting cockney grocer. The novels are engaging and vigorous, and abound with sharp social observation, with a keen eye for the natural world.
Condition: Near Fine
- Dimensions:Height: 7.33 in (18.6 cm)Width: 5.24 in (13.3 cm)Depth: 7.88 in (20 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 5
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- Date of Manufacture:1926
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Middletown, NY
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