'PLAIN OR RINGLETS?' Illustrated by John Leech.

Published by Bradbury, Agnew, and Co. Ltd., 8, 9.10 Bouverie St. [c.1860], London, 1860

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8vo. 9 X 6 inches. viii + [ii] + 406 pp. Bound in original cloth boards, gilt, decorated with gilt and black blocks. Bevelled boards. Front hinge starting to crack and neatly repaired margin tear, p.391-2; otherwise a very good copy. Illustrated by 12 hand coloured steel engravings, protected by paper guards, by title page vignette and by 44 wood engravings in text. Copy lacks 'Plain or Ringlets?' frontispiece plate. The seventh fiction title to appear by Robert Smith Surtees (1805-64) of Hamsterley Hall, Co. Durham. Extensively illustrated by the hand coloured steel engravings of John Leech (1817-64). First edition published 1860, after part publication, 1858-60. FICTION HUNTING LIT. FICTION SPORT- RURAL PURSUITS 19TH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED FICTION.

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Title
'PLAIN OR RINGLETS?' Illustrated by John Leech.
Author
SURTEES, R. S. LEECH, JOHN, illustrated by.
Publisher
Bradbury, Agnew, and Co. Ltd., 8, 9.10 Bouverie St. [c.1860], London
Publication year
1860

Marrins Bookshop

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Founded by Patrick Marrin's father George in 1946, Marrin's Bookshop has been based in its current Folkestone location since 1963. Patrick has worked in bookselling since 1970. As well as rare antiquarian books, maps and prints, the stock includes a wide range of literature, library sets, travel, history and illustrated books in all fields. We also offer a bookbinding and restoration service. Visitors to the shop are welcome and we exhibit at UK book fairs. A large proportion of our stock can be searched on this website, or at http://www.marrinbook.co.uk.

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