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

  • 16 hand-colored illustrations drawn and etched by Henry Alken. 291 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
  • London: George Routledge and Sons, Broadway, Ludgate Hill. New York, 416, Broome Street, 1869
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 drawn and etched by Henry Alken. 291 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The book first appeared in the New Sporting Magazine (Vols. I-VII), then in book form, in 1838 with 12 Phiz illustrations, then again in 1839 with the incomparable Alken illustrations. This edition includes the additional plate "Jorrock's Hunt Breakfast. A Terrible Surprise" Tooley 471; Biscotti, Six Centuries of Foxhunting, p. 358

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