HANDLEY CROSS OR MR. JORROCKS'S HUNT
by (Leech, John). [Surtees, R. S.]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., (1930).. (1930).. Very good. - Octavo, red cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The binding is very lightly rubbed & bumped & the spine is sunned. 667 pages. Illustrated by John Leech with 17 color plates, including a frontispiece, & with profuse black-and-white textual illustrations. Very good. <p>Number 447 of a limited edition of 1,050 copies for England. The introduction is by Siegfried Sassoon.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18488
- Title
- HANDLEY CROSS OR MR. JORROCKS'S HUNT
- Author
- (Leech, John). [Surtees, R. S.]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., (1930).
- Date Published
- (1930).
- Keywords
- LITERATURE; FICTION; NOVEL; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATOR; JOHN LEECH; PLATES; SPORTING; HUNTING; R. S. SURTEES; HANDLEY CROSS OR MR. JORROCKS'S HUNT; LIMITED EDITION.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sporting;
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- 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....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...