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[SURTEES, ROBERT SMITH]. [Sporting Novels:] Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour, 1853, 13 colored etchings; Handley Cross, 1854, 17 colored etchings, one crudely inserted; "Ask Mamma;", 1858, 13 colored etchings; "Plain or Ringlets?", 13 colored etchings including additional title; Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds, 1865, 24 colored steel engravings by Leech and Hablot K. Browne ("Phiz"), all Bradbury and Evans publications, FIRST EDITIONS in book form, illustrated by John Leech unless otherwise described, numerous text woodcuts; Hillingdon Hall, John C. Nimmo, 1888, Second Edition in book form, Publisher's presentation copy inscribed by Nimmo to Major A.C. Norris "The first copy issued of this edition. London April 1888" on front endpage, and with 3 ALs.S from Nimmo to the same correspondent, 16 March - 16 April 1888, together 6 pp., 8vo, 12 colored plates after Wildrake, Heath and Jellicoe; all London, together 6 vols., 8vo, original plum cloth gilt, shaken, other wear, each in matching morocco-backed and gilt-lettered slipcase (backs dry and scaling, box for Hillingdon Hall broken). (6)