Mr. Facey Romford's hounds / by the author of "Handley Cross," "Mr. Sponge's sporting tour," "Ask mamma," etc. etc. ; with illustrations by John Leech and Hablot K. Browne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805-1864.

Contributor:

Leech, John, 1817-1864.

Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fox hunting--Fiction.

Fox hunting.

Genre:

Fiction.

Parts (Publishing) -- England -- London -- 19th century.

Penn Provenance:

McLean, William L., Jr., Mrs. (donor)

McLean, William L., Jr. (bookplate)

Slade Bros. & Lacey (London, England) (label)

Physical Description:

12 parts (vi, 391 pages, 24 unnumbered leaves of plates) : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Bradbury and Evans, 1865.

Notes:

Written by Robert Smith Surtees. Cf. Halkett & Laing.

In the original 12 monthly parts, dated May 1864-April 1865. Title leaf and preliminaries at end of pt. 12.

There are at least three issues of the parts. First issue has cover title: Mr. Romford's hounds. Second issue has: Mr. Facey Romford's hounds (in outline lettering, part 1 only?). Third issue has: Mr. Facey Romford's hounds (in solid lettering). Cf. Tooley.

Illustrations hand-colored.

Issued in illustrated orange paper wrappers printed with advertisements. Parts 1-5 include the Facey Romford advertiser (8 p. at front, except for pt. 5, which has only 4 p. of the advertiser). Parts 1, 2, 6, 10 and 12 have [4] p. of advertisments at end; pt. 2 has another [4] p. tipped in at front; pt. 12 has slip tipped in at front.

Title vignette.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by Mrs. William L. McLean, Jr.

Penn Libraries copy: pt. 1 is second issue; pts. 2-12 are first issue. Cf. Tooley.

Penn Libraries copy housed in clamshell case with illustrated bookplate of William L. McLean, Jr. (1895-1954), and label of Slade Bros. & Lacey (London, England). Case broken at hinge.

Cited in:

Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.) IV, p. 127

Tooley, R.V. Coloured plates (1979 ed.), 475

OCLC:

2482075