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1847 Hawbuck Grange: or, the Sporting Adventures of Thomas Scott
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First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding
Novelist and sporting writers Robert Smith Surtees tells the story of fox hunting obsessive Thomas Scott in this comic tale. A first edition of this work, with eight delightful plates by Victorian illustrator Halbot Knight Browne, better known by his pen name, Phiz. Collated and complete. Surtees wrote several hunting novels across his lifetime, and his best remembered for his character Jorrocks, a tasteless but good-natured cockney grocer. Binder's sticker to the front pastedown. From 'Paton & Ritchie Booksellers & Stationers. 81 Princes Streets. Edinburgh.' Prior owner's Ink inscription to recto of front endpaper. 'Maylich Baulles. Letters on hound'. Two pages of contemporary publisher's adverts to the rear.
Condition
In the publisher's original red cloth binding with gilt horse to the front board. Externally, a little worn. Rubbed to both boards and a little soiled to the front board. Rubbed to the spine with two chips in the cloth. Bumped to the head and tail of the spine with a small closed tear at tail of the spine. Front hinge starting and tender, rear hinge starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound except for the first and last few pages which are tender. Frontispiece is disbound but present. Aside from a tea stain to the half title, pages are a little age-toned but clean throughout.
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