LEECH, JOHN. A volume of illustrations for Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour. 7 drawings, one signed with initials in plate, pencil on paper. Six reproductions after the original drawings and a printed dedication page from the artist. 280 x 185 mm. (11 x 8 in.) and smaller, minor browning and staining, all laid into a red morocco gilt album, wear to spine. Illustrations include a study of gentlemen, "Mr. Sponge arrives at Laverick Wells," "Jawleyford going to the Hunt," "Jack Frosty and Charley Slapp," "Captain Guano can't get his Stirrups the right length," "Mr. and Mrs. Jobblebury at Dinner," and "Mr. Sponge and Lucy Glitters on horseback."