Title: Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour (First Edition)
Author: Anonymous; (Robert. S. Surtees)
Publisher: Bradbury & Evans
Publication Date: 1853
Type: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition
Notes: Original with marbled boards and calf leather tips and quarterstripe with gilt lettering and five raised bands and tooling along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked except for gift inscription on FFEP; scattered foxing on blank pages not impacting text or illustrations. Marbled endpapers and page edges. 408 pp. Features illustrations by John Leech including woodblocks throughout and 13 hand colored full page engravings on thick paper. First edition including 1853 date on title page and printer listing of Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., printers, Whitefriars on reverse side. A rare and beautiful copy of this classic. Additional photos available upon request. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling. Sku: 024097
