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Six Sporting Novels by Robert Surtees with Hand-Colored Engravings by John Leech, H.K. Browne, and W.T. Maud. All bound by Bayntun
Surtees, Robert · London
- Author
- Surtees, Robert
- Date
- c1920
- Place
- London
- Publisher
- Printed for Subscribers, Bradbury, Agnew & Co.
- Language
- English
- Binding
- 8vo.(5.5" x 9") Bayntun Signed Bindings. Six volumes comprising: Mr. Sponges Sporting Tour, Hawbuck Grange, Handley Cross, Ask Mama, Mr. Romford's Hounds, and Plain or Ringlets. Half red morocco with corners, bright gilt rule to all leather edges, over red cloth boards. Spines with five gilt decorated raised bands, gilt lettering to the second and fourth compartments, single gilt devices of horse, horseshoe, dog and fox centered to other compartments, sigle gilt rule to head and foot of spine. Every volume with a hand-painted engraved frontispiece and title page vignette with several others within text. Top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Minor edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed with several rubbed through with tiny loss. Head and foot of spine lightly rubbed with tiny chipping to head of Handley Cross and Mr Sponges Sporting Tour. Three gutters starting but still firmly bound. Very little soiling to some covers with a little sun-fading to the head of the upper board of Mr. Romford's Hounds, otherwise close to Near Fine. Illustrated with 85 hand-colored plates and 6 hand-colored vignettes to title pages with in-text and full sized B&W drawings to each volume. Hawbuck Grange features an auction listing stapled to the head of the last free endpaper, some pencilled booksellers notes to verso and/or recto of first and last free endpaper or free flyleafs, many pages uncut. A very attractive set of books.
- Edition
- Limited Hand-Made Paper Edition
- Category
- Literature & Poetry
- Record
- S.I.9907
Six Sporting Novels by Robert Surtees with Hand-Colored Engravings by John Leech, H.K. Browne, and W.T. Maud. All bound by Bayntun. Robert Surtees. c1920. London: Printed for Subscribers, Bradbury, Agnew & Co. 8vo.(5.5" x 9") Bayntun Signed Bindings. Six volumes comprising: Mr. Sponges Sporting Tour, Hawbuck Grange, Handley Cross, Ask Mama, Mr. Romford's Hounds, and Plain or Ringlets. Half red morocco with corners, bright gilt rule to all leather edges, over red cloth boards. Spines with five gilt decorated raised bands, gilt lettering to the second and fourth compartments, single gilt devices of horse, horseshoe, dog and fox centered to other compartments, sigle gilt rule to head and foot of spine. Every volume with a hand-painted engraved frontispiece and title page vignette with several others within text. Top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Minor edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed with several rubbed through with tiny loss. Head and foot of spine lightly rubbed with tiny chipping to head of Handley Cross and Mr Sponges Sporting Tour. Three gutters starting but still firmly bound. Very little soiling to some covers with a little sun-fading to the head of the upper board of Mr. Romford's Hounds, otherwise close to Near Fine. Illustrated with 85 hand-colored plates and 6 hand-colored vignettes to title pages with in-text and full sized B&W drawings to each volume. Hawbuck Grange features an auction listing stapled to the head of the last free endpaper, some penciled booksellers notes to verso and/or recto of first and last free endpaper or free flyleafs, many pages uncut. A very attractive set of books.
Condition
Very Good
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