[SURTEES, Robert Smith (1805-1864)]

[Group of 6 uniformly-bound works, comprising:] Handley Cross; Hawbuck Grange; Ask Mamma; Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour; Plain or Ringlets?; and Mr. Romford's Hounds

London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co., [and others], [circa 1892]. Six works in six volumes, 8vo. (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches). Numerous hand-coloured plates after John Leech, H. K. Browne, and others.

Red half morocco, spines with raised bands gilt in compartments.

A finely bound set from the pen of the 19th-century's best known sporting author: Thackeray envied him, William Morris considered him a master of life.

Surtees' best-selling works are humorous and lively. The author was arguably a match for Dickens in the field of social observation, whilst surpassing him as an observer of the natural world: with warmth and humour Surtees captured an era and a way of life that reached its zenith during Queen Victoria's reign. The Sporting Novels were essential reading in the country houses of Victorian England and deserve a place on the shelves of today's private library.

Item #39015

Price: $600.00