SURTEES, R. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour; Mr. Romford's Hounds; Handley Cross; Hawbuck Grange; Ask Mama; Plain or Ringlets? ... with illustrations by John Leech, H.K. Browne, etc. London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co, [n.d.]. 6 vols, 8°. Subscriber's edition. Hand-coloured plates. Early 20th-century red three-quarter calf, gilt spines, top edges gilt. (6)

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