Young Tom Hall His Heart-Aches and Horses

Robert Smith Surtees; E. D. Cuming

Verlag: William Blackwood & Sons LTD; Charles Scribner's Sons, Edinburgh and London; New York, 1926

Beschreibung

The first edition of this unfinished entertaining novel by Surtees, complete with plates throughout. The first edition of this previously unpublished and unfinished novel by Robert Smith Surtees.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Young Tom Hall' remained unfinished by Surtees as his publisher broke an agreement.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, three colour plates, and twelve monochrome plates.Collated, complete.Robert Smith Surtees was a popular sporting writer, beginning his writing live by contributing to the "Sporting Magazine". His best novel is often considered to be "Mr Sponge"s Sporting Tour", with his hero, Soapey Sponge, being as popular as his comic character Jorrocks, featured in numerous novels, including "Handley Cross". His comical novels are engaging and witty, with his writing style and character sometimes being compared to Charles Dickens.Illustrated with G. Denholm Armour In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Only a couple of very small marks to the boards. Light spots to the endpapers. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn, with small chips and closed tears to the head of the wraps. Spine is a little faded. Some light marks and a little rubbing to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some scattered spots. Very Good Indeed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 866P15

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Young Tom Hall His Heart-Aches and Horses

Verlag: William Blackwood & Sons LTD; Charles Scribner's Sons, Edinburgh and London; New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1926

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: G. Denholm Armour

Zustand: Very Good Indeed

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book