"Ask Mamma, or The Richest Commoner in England
by Surtees, Robert Smith
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1858. Book. Illus. by John Leech 13 Hand Colored Plates, Plus 70 Text Wood Engravings. Very Good. 3/4 Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bound in 19th Century 3/4 brown calf, with black cloth boards, gilt band lines and title on the spine. Some edge wear, mostly at the corners, but solid at the hinges and clean. Inside, no foxing or browning, but occasionally some age toning. Pages (xii, 412). Notable for the handcolored, satiric engravings of John Leech (1817-1864) who produced cartoons for Punch humor magazine for 20 years, illustrated Dickens Christmas Carol, as well as several novels for Surtees. Surtees, unlike Dickens, wrote mannered stories of upper class English life in the country, especially hunting and horseback riding. A very nice copy..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008765
- Title
- "Ask Mamma, or The Richest Commoner in England
- Author
- Surtees, Robert Smith
- Illustrator
- John Leech 13 Hand Colored Plates, Plus 70 Text Wood Engravings
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bradbury and Evans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1858
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- England, Surtees, John Leech Illustrations, Hunting
- Bookseller catalogs
- Europe; Leatherbound;
Terms of Sale
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Any purchase returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt. Sales subject to prior sale.
About the Seller
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2005
Craftsbury Common, Vermont
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