SURTEES**, R[obert] S[mith]:: JORROCKS' JAUNTS AND JOLLITIES of the RENOWN'D CITIZEN,MR JOHN JORROCKS of St. BARTOLPH LANE & GREAT CORAM ST

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SURTEES**, R[obert] S[mith]: : JORROCKS' JAUNTS AND JOLLITIES of the RENOWN'D CITIZEN,MR JOHN JORROCKS of St. BARTOLPH LANE & GREAT CORAM ST

LONDON.THE FOLIO SOCIETY,1949.

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG-.No owner inscrptn,price-clipped dw/dj,with a diagonal clip to top right-hand corner of ffe - owner name removed?,3-colour block of black,grey+white pictorial illustrated dw/dj,with light shelf-wear and creasing to edges.5 small closed tears to top edge along with top front corner also - but no loss to tears.3 small closed tears to bottom edge - with minimal loss.Head of spine/backstrip slightly darkened and lightly chipped with some minimal loss, whilst foot lightly bumped,creased and nicked,but no loss.Rear wrap slightly grubbed and browned.Publisher's original plain scarlet buckram boards with impressed borders and blocked gilt letters in brown cartouches to spine/backstrip, which is lightly faded,with plain white endpapers which have offset foxing corresponding to dw/dj inner flaps.Top edge coloured,fore-edge lightly aged and lightly spotted.Contents bright,tight and clean with no internal foxing.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn thus,10-228pp includes hand-coloured, Henry Alken coloured plate frntis,title page and 13 other plates,all called for,and a foreword.Set in 11/12 Imprint type,printed and bound by Mackays of Chatham.The collotype base of the plates was printed by van Leer of Amsterdam and the hand-colouring by M. Johnson. The Folio Society prides itself on producing series of an author's works which regular publishers might not think economic - in several cases it is only possible to acquire forgotten books by major writers in Folio Society editions.In 1949 they produced a fine edition and this first title of R(obert) S(mith) Surtees. This was followed shortly after by his most popular novel,'Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour' with John Leech's original engravings.So successful,delighted readers asked for more of his novels (most of which had been out-of-print for years) to be issued.Over the next few years 'Handley Cross', 'Mr Facey Romford's Hounds', 'Plain or Ringlets','Ask Mamma','Hawbuck Grange' and 'Hillingdon Hall' were added. All were of uniform binding,colour and design.This title is the first in the series.See also rja1741. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
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