1888 1st Hillingdon Hall or the Cockney Squire by RS Surtees 12 Hand Tint Plates

Description: OFFERING A SOMEWHAT SCARCE BOOK "HILLINGDON HALL or THE COCKNEY SQUIRE - A TALE OF COUNTRY LIFE" BY AN "ANONYMOUS" AUTHOR WHO, IN FACT, IS ROBERT SMITH R. S. SURTEES (England 1805-1864) WITH TWELVE ILLUSTRATIONS BY Wildrake - Heath - Jellicoe COLOURED BY HAND SEE VIEWS ABOVE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1845 WITH NO ILLUSTRATIONS (but not well received) THIS IS A FIRST EDITION THUSLY WITH ILLUSTRATIONS PUBLISHED 1888 BY JOHN C. NIMMO, 14, KING WILLIAM STREET, STRAND, LONDON PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS BALLANTYNE, HANSON and CO. EDINBURGH and LONDON 12 ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS ILLUSTRATIONS WITH TISSUE LINERS 519 PAGES PLUS A 24 PAGE CATALOG AT THE BACK ENTITLED "JOHN C. NIMMO'S SPRING LIST OF NEW BOOKS FOR 1888" SIZE 9 1/8"VERY GOOD ANTIQUE CONDITION RED CLOTH BOARDS WITH GILT DECORATION ON COVER SHOWING 2 MEN AND A BULL SAYING "It's Sir Robert Peels Grand Boole!" GILT TITLE ON SPINE WITH GILT DECORATION OF A STAGE COACH LIGHT WEAR AT THE CORNERS SPINE TOP & BOTTOM HAVE PIECES MISSING BLACK END PAPERS NO WRITING OR PREVIOUS OWNER'S NAMES DECKLE PAGE EDGES A HUMOROUS LOOK AT A COUNTRY SQUIRE'S LIFE WITH HOUNDS, FOX HUNTS, POLITICS, BALLS, ETC. ETC.VICTORIAN "UPPER CLASS" HUMORTHE 12 PLATES ARE AMAZINGBID NOW! BUYER PREPAYS PLUS SHIPPING AUCTIONS MUST BE PAID WITHIN 7 DAYS OF AUCTION END BY PAY PAL FOREIGN SHIPPING ARRANGED MASSACHUSETTS CUSTOMERS ADD 6.25% SALES TAX ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED WITH NEXT DAY SHIPMENT WE'LL SHIP ANYWHERE AS LONG AS YOU PAY THE SHIPPING! Add a map to your own listings. FREE Trial!

Price: 135 USD

Location: Hanover, Massachusetts

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