c1880 Ask Mamma or The Richest Commoner in England Mr Romford's Hounds Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour

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Colour Plates, Illustrated, Original Binding

With publisher's advertisements to the rear of Mr Romford's Hounds and Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour. Dated from publisher's advertisements. Profusely illustrated. Collate complete with 'Mr Romford's Hounds' containing twenty four colour steel engravings and a coloured vignette title page illustration; 'Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour' containing thirteen colour steel engravings, numerous other monochrome vignette woodcuts and a coloured vignette title page illustration; and 'Ask Mamma' containing thirteen colour steel engravings, numerous other monochrome vignette woodcuts and a coloured vignette title page illustration. All the illustrations in Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour' and 'Ask Mamma' are by John Leech with Leech and H. K. Browne (Phiz) illustrating 'Mr Romford's Hounds'. John Leech was a noted illustrator and caricaturist, best known for his work in the satirical periodical, Punch. Robert Smith Surtees was an English novelist and sporting writing. His work is still well read and enjoyed today, thanks to his powers of satirical observation and his creation of timeless comic personalities. These three works are a fine example of the humour of the Victorian upper-classes, dealing primarily with fox-hunting and other leisure activities. An excellent example of three of Surtees's most loved novels, profusely illustrated throughout.