first edition Contemporary red quarter roan over decorative boards
1868 · London:
by Ross, Charles Henry
London: Tinsley Brothers, 1868 First edition. Contemporary red quarter roan over decorative boards. Two vols, twelvemo. Corners rubbed. Armorial bookplate of Sir William Gordon Gordon-Cumming (1848-1930), barrister and joint author of The Baccarat Case (1932). An excellent copy. One of a handful of comic novels by the inventor of the first comic strip character in English. Ross created the characters Ally Sloper and his friend Ikey Moses in the late 1860s; the big-headed Ally became enormously popular, achieving legendary status.
(Inventory #: 7480)