The R.S.Surtees Society; 1983. First edition thus. Reprint of the 1854 edition published by Bradbury & Evans; London. Illustrations by John Leech. Viii, 550pp. B/w and col. illustrations. Red cloth covered boards with gilt detailing to front and spine. No inscriptions or book plates. No jacket or slip case. Covered in protective plastic. A beautiful copy of this book.

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Bookseller: Book Attic (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0103692
Title: Handley Cross or Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt
Author: R.S.Surtees
Illustrator: John Leech
Format/Binding: Hbk.
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition Thus
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0950769738
ISBN 13: 9780950769738
Publisher: The R.S.Surtees Society
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1983
Pages: 550pp.
Bookseller catalogs: Humour;

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Slip Case: A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...