SURTEES, Robert Smith. Handley Cross; or Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt. (1853-54 - FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL 17 PARTS)

AUTHOR: SURTEES, Robert Smith. 

TITLE: Handley Cross; or Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt.

PUBLSIHER: London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853-54.

DESCRIPTION: FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL 17 PARTS, 17 hand-coloured etched plates by John Leech, wood-engraved illustrations, part 7 with advertisement slip for The Newcomes, part 15 with only 2pp. advertisements (of 4pp.), otherwise with all inserts as called for by Schwerdt, original pictorial wrappers with advertisements, A BRIGHT AND EXCELLENT SET, preserved in a full red straight grained morocco solinder slipcase with a folding cloth chemise, spine with gilt hunting motifs, by Root & Son, (with book plates to chemise of Samuel Henry Austin and Lucius Wilmerding designed by Rockwell Kent)

REFERANCE: [Schwerdt II p.234; Tooley 473]