Jorrocks's Jaunts & Jollities
hardcover
1920 · London
by SURTEES, R.S.
London: Kegan Paul, 1920. Reprint. hardcover. near fine. Alken; Phiz; Heath. The Hunting, Shooting, Racing, Driving, Sailing, Eating, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits of that Renowned Sporting Citizen... Introduction by Joseph Grego. Illustrated with numerous fine plates by Alken, Phiz, & Heath, some in color and all protected with tissue. xxiv, 272pp. Short thick 4to, beautifully rebound in 3/4 green morocco; ornate gilt-tooled spine with raised bands, t.e.g. London: Kegan Paul Trench, Trubner & Co., (no date, circa 1920). Five pages have short tears in the margins, otherwise a near fine copy. A handsome reprint in a fine binding, apparently a facsimile of the 1843 second edition. (Inventory #: 212295)