Jorrock's Jaunts and Jollities
by (SURTEES, Robert)
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- near fine
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Walter Spiers, 1838. First. hardcover. near fine. Phiz. The Hunting, Shooting, Racing, Driving, Sailing, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits of That Renowned Citizen, Mr. John Jorrocks. With 12 black and white illustrations by Henry Alken. 358 pages and 8 pages of advertisments. Tall 8vo, magnificently rebound in full crimson morocco with ornate gilt decorations of hunting dogs, horses and nature (hinges slightly dry), original green cloth covers bound in. London: Walter Spiers, 1838. First Edition. A near fine copy.<br/><br/> Tooley, p. 251.<br/><br/>
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Details
- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 222483
- Title
- Jorrock's Jaunts and Jollities
- Author
- (SURTEES, Robert)
- Illustrator
- Phiz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Walter Spiers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1838
- Keywords
- SURTEES;ALKEN,Henry
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...