Jorrock's Jaunts and Jollities; being the Hunting, Shooting, Racing, Driving, Sailing, Eating, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits of that renowned Sporting Citizen, Mr. John Jorrocks
by [Surtees, Robert Smith]
London: George Routledge and Sons, Broadway, Ludgate Hill. New York, 416, Broome Street, 1869. Third edition, revised and enlarged. 16 hand-colored illustrations drawn and etched by Henry Alken. 291 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in three quarter crimson morocco, t.e.g. with gilt stamped emblematic spine. Joints slightly rubbed. Alken, Henry. Third edition, revised and enlarged. 16 hand-colored illustrations... Read More
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“Plain or Ringlets?”
by [Surtees, Robert Smith]
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1860. First Edition. With hand-colored frontispiece, 12 hand colored steel engraved plates, and numerous woodcut illustrations by John Leech. 1 vols. 8vo. Original tan pictorial cloth, gilt, some cover wear, occasional light foxing; with the armorial bookplate of James Banks Stanhope on front pastedown, and nine pages of advertisements at the back. First Edition.... Read More
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Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds. [In the Original 12 Parts]
by Surtees, Robert Smith
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864. First edition in the original parts, second issue of part II with title "Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds" in outline. 24 hand-colored etched plates after John Leech and H.K. Browne ("Phiz"). 1 vols. 8vo. Original brick-red pictorial wrappers. Spines with some wear (spines perished on parts I & VII), some soiling, otherwise a very good... Read More
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Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour
by [Surtees, Robert Smith]
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. First edition. Hand colored frontispiece, 12 hand colored steel engravings, and numerous woodcut illustrations by John Leech. 1 vols. 8vo. Original tan pictorial cloth, gilt, some cover wear, shaken, else internally near fine. Cloth wrapper. First edition. Hand colored frontispiece, 12 hand colored steel engravings, and numerous woodcut illustrations by John Leech. 1... Read More
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Hillingdon Hall, or, The Cockney Squire, A Tale of Country Life
by Surtees, Robert Smith]
London: John C. Nimmo, 1888. First Illustrated Edition. Hand colored frontispiece and 11 hand colored steel engraved plates by Wildrake, Heath and Jellicoe. 519, [24, ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original tan pictorial cloth, gilt, Very Good. First Illustrated Edition. Hand colored frontispiece and 11 hand colored steel engraved plates by Wildrake, Heath and Jellicoe. 519, [24, ads]... Read More
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Works of.... Includes: "Ask Mamma"; Handley Cross; Hawbuck Grange; Plain or Ringlets; and Romford's Hounds BUT WITHOUT Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour
by Surtees, Robert Smith
London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co, nd. Many hand colored plates, mostly by John Leech, and many illustrations in text. 9 vols. Royal 8vo. Bound in original two toned red cloth, t.e.g., other edges uncut. Bookplate of Walter Rutherford Peterson. Fine. Many hand colored plates, mostly by John Leech, and many illustrations in text. 9 vols. Royal 8vo. ... Read More
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“Ask Mamma;” or, The Richest Commoner in England
by [Surtees, Robert Smith]
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1858. First Edition. Hand Colored frontispiece, 12 hand colored steel engravings, and numerous woodcut illustrations in text by John Leech. 1 vols. 8vo. Original tan pictorial cloth, gilt, with the usual internal foxing, else fine, in a red morocco-backed slipcase with inner wrapper. With the armorial bookplate of Edward Chaddock Lowndes, Castle Combe. First... Read More
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Works of ... . : Hawbuck Grange, "Ask Mamma"; Handley Cross; Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour; Plain or Ringlets; Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds and Hillingdon Hall with hand colored illustrations by Wildrake, Heath & Jellicoe
by Surtees, Robert Smith
London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans; Bradbury and Evans; John Nimmo, 1888. First editions except Handley Cross, first illustrated edition (first published in 1843, without illustrations). Hand colored plates, mostly by John Leech, and many illustrations in text (the first title is illustrated by Phiz). 7 vols. 8vo. Bound in full red morocco, t.e.g. by Riviere, original cloth bound... Read More
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“Plain or Ringlets?” By the Author of “Handley Cross” .
by [Surtees, Robert Smith]
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1860. First Edition. With hand-colored engraved title page, 12 hand-colored steel engravings and numerous wood engravings in the text by John Leech. 1 vols. 8vo. Half red morocco gilt, marbled edges and endpapers. Slight shelfwear. Fine copy. Leech, John. First Edition. With hand-colored engraved title page, 12 hand-colored steel engravings and numerous wood engravings... Read More
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Handley Cross; or, Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt
by [Surtees, Robert Smith]
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1854. First Edition. Hand colored frontispiece, 16 hand colored steel engravings, and numerous woodcut text illustrations by John Leech. 1 vols. 8vo. Original tan pictorial cloth, gilt, some cover wear, else fine, in leather-backed box. First Edition. Hand colored frontispiece, 16 hand colored steel engravings, and numerous woodcut text illustrations by John Leech. 1... Read More
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Handley Cross; or, Mr. Jorrocks’s Hunt. By the Author of “Mr. Sponge’s Sporting Tour,” “Jorrocks’s Jaunts,” Etc. Etc.
by [Surtees, Robert Smith]
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1854. First Edition, second issue without Leech's name in the Preface. Hand-colored engraved frontispiece, 16 hand-colored steel engravings, and numerous wood engravings in the text by John Leech. 550pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary half red morocco, a.e.g. Some minor shelf wear. Fine. Leech, John. First Edition, second issue without Leech's name in the Preface.... Read More
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Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds
by [Surtees, Robert Smith]
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1865. First Edition. Hand colored frontispiece, 23 hand colored steel engravings and numerous woodcut text illustrations by John Leech and Hablot K. Browne. 1 vols. 8vo. Original tan pictorial cloth, gilt, some cover wear. First Edition. Hand colored frontispiece, 23 hand colored steel engravings and numerous woodcut text illustrations by John Leech and Hablot... Read More
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Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour
by Surtees, Robert Smith]
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. First edition, with all the original 12 wrappers bound in at end and some ads. 13 hand-colored etched plates, numerous wood-engraved illustrations in the text after John Leech. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary half red morocco, with wrappers bound in and original cloth spine and front cover. Minor rubbing. First edition, with all the... Read More
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Handley Cross; or, Mr. Jorrocks’s Hunt. By the Author of “Mr. Sponge’s Sporting Tour,” “Jorrocks’s Jaunts,” Etc. Etc.
by [Surtees, Robert Smith]
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1854. First Edition, second issue without Leech's name in the Preface. Hand-colored engraved frontispiece, 16 hand-colored steel engravings, and numerous wood engravings in the text by John Leech. 550pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in near contemporary half morocco, gilt spine. Nice copy. Leech, John. First Edition, second issue without Leech's name in the Preface.... Read More
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Ask Mamma"; or, The Richest Commoner in England
by [Surtees, R. S.]
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1858. First edition. With 13 hand colored plates and 69 wood engravings, by John Leech. 1 vols. 8vo. Original brick red cloth with gilt vignette of cupid dressed as a huntsman on front cover and spine. Bookplate of Thomas Stuart Kennedy on pastedown. Spine ends and corners bumped, spine a little faded, front hinge repaired,... Read More
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The Analysis of the Hunting Field; Being A Series of Sketches of the Principal Characters that Compose One. The Whole Forming a Slight Souvenir of the Season, 1845-6
by [Surtees, R. S.]
London: Published by Rudolph Ackermann, 1846. First edition in book form, first issue, with titles and preface dated 1846 and with three of the plates dated Nov. 9th. Illustrated by Henry Alken, with hand-colored title page, frontispiece and five other colored plates, and 43 wood engravings in the text. 1 vols. 4to. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards, panelled... Read More
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The Analysis of the Hunting Field; Being A Series of Sketches of the Principal Characters that Compose One. The Whole Forming a Slight Souvenir of the Season, 1845-6
by [Surtees, R. S.]
London: Published by Rudolph Ackermann, 1846. First edition in book form, Mixed issue, with titles dated 1846. Preface dated 1847 and plates Nov 19th. Illustrated by Henry Alken, with hand-colored title page, frontispiece and five other colored plates, and 43 wood engravings in the text. vi, [iv], 326, [4, ads] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Bound in three quarters crimson... Read More
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Geossia: or The Art of Surveying and Measuring of Land Made Easy …
by (Surveying) Love, John
London: Printed for A Bettesworth and C. Hitch … and W. Innys, 1731. The Fourth Edition. Diagrams. [xx], 196, [16], 4, [36], [8] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary calf, red leather spine label. Boards missing, else clean. Signed Wm. G. Barrows. Brunswick, Maine Dec. 16 1882. The Fourth Edition. Diagrams. [xx], 196, [16], 4, [36], [8] pp. 1... Read More
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Miscellanées. Essais Dramatiques et Poésies Diverses
by Sussy, M. Honoré de
Paris: Henri et Charles Noblet, 1850. 368 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in contemporary red morocco gilt, a.e.g., with the gilt Arms of Dona Maria da Floria, Queen of Portugal on the upper covers. One corner bumped, else fine. 368 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.
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Travels in some parts of North America in the years 1804, 1805, & 1806
by Sutcliff, Robert
York: Printed by C. Peacock at the Courant-Office, for W. Alexander, 1811. Hand-colured frontispece. and 5 plates. xi, 293 pp. 12mo. Contempoarry calf, rebacked laying down original spine. Hand-colured frontispece. and 5 plates. xi, 293 pp. 12mo. Howes S-1145; Clark II 126 ; Sabin 93943
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The Nature and Qualities of Bristol-Water: Illustrated by Experiments and Observations, with Practical Reflections on Bath-Waters, Occasionally interspersed
by Sutherland, A.
Bristol: Printed by E. Farley and Son, in Small-street; and sold by W. Owen, at Homer's-Head, Temple Bar, London; W. Frederick, in Bath, 1758. First edition. 153 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Late nineteenth-century polished spattered calf, spine gilt, by Bumpus. Old tear across inner portion of title repaired. Some traces of rubbing to extremities. Near fine. First edition.... Read More
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SUTRO TUNNEL COMPANY. Monday, October 4, 1869
by Sutro, Adolph
Virginia City, Nevada: Sutro Tunnel Company, 1869. First edition. Broadside, single sheet. circa 7 3/8 by 15 7/8 inches. Short tear on fore-edge, else a near fine copy. First edition. Broadside, single sheet. circa 7 3/8 by 15 7/8 inches. Prints incorporation information about the Sutro Tunnel Company and the involvement of Adolph Sutro, printing detailed information of... Read More
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The Desperate Lovers. A Frivolous Comedy in Three Acts
by Sutro, Alfred
London: Duckworth, 1927. First edition. 109pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Original cloth. Very Good. First edition. 109pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Sutro (1863-1933), along with W. Somerset Maugham, was one of the most successful playwrights of his generation. This copy bears his touching inscription on the flyleaf: "Barbara, my charming little cousin - this play was a failure: but... Read More
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Golf Courses: Design, Construction and Upkeep
by Sutton, MARTIN A. F. (editor)
London, 1933. First Edition. [xv] 152pp. [viii adverts] plus 48 pages of photographic plates, tables in text and to appendix. 4to. Publisher's green cloth in dust jacket. Covers a bit toned and spotted, the spine of the rare jacket browned, with minor losses, but jacket largely complete and scarce thus. First Edition. [xv] 152pp. [viii adverts] plus 48... Read More
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In China's Border Provinces. The Turbulent Career of Joseph Rock, Botanist-Explorer
by Sutton
New York: Hastings House, 1974. First edition. With photographs. 334 pp. Red cloth. Fine in fine dustjacket. First edition. With photographs. 334 pp. Joseph Francis Charles Rock (1884 – 1962) was an Austrian-American explorer, geographer, linguist and botani autodidact. He moved to Hawaii in 1905 and became an authority on its fauna.
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