Robert Smith Surtees: A Critical Study
by Watson, Frederick
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (good, in protective sleeve), red clothbound boards, blind pressed design on cover, gilt s
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About This Item
London, Bombay & Sydney: George G. Harrap, 1933. 1st. h/b. Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (good, in protective sleeve), red clothbound boards, blind pressed design on cover, gilt spine titling; text block firm and crisp; top edges red, some browning.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). R. S. Surtees was an English editor, novelist, and sporting writer and a member of an old County Durham family. He is remembered for his character John Jorrocks, a vulgar but good-natured sporting cockney grocer.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132835
- Title
- Robert Smith Surtees: A Critical Study
- Author
- Watson, Frederick
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (good, in protective sleeve), red clothbound boards, blind pressed design on cover, gilt s
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap
- Place of Publication
- London, Bombay & Sydney
- Date Published
- 1933
- Pages
- 292
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6"")
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, biography, literary criticism, hunting, Surtees, Watson
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
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