Handley Cross Jorrocks edition RS Surtees/John Leech

Handley Cross or Mr. Jorrock's Hunt

this is the Jorrock's edition

published in London by Bradbury, Agnew & co

the only date listed in the text is in the notes after the cover page, it says Preface to the original edition, there is a statement: "Mr. Jorrocks having for many years maintained his popularity, it is hoped that, with the aid of the illustrations, he is now destined for longevity. The author in the present edtion, not being tied to space or quantity, has had a better opportunity of developing his sporting hero than before. The reader will have the kindness to bear in mind, that the work merely professes to be a tale, and does not aspire to the dignity of a novel," then notes the preface written in London, October 1854

578 pages

This blue cloth hardcover is in good readable condition 

the text is full of color and black & white illustrations/vignettes by John Leech

The cover edges have some fraying and shelfwear-this is particularly true of the upper cover at the top of the spine.

There is some very minor dust staining around the cloth cover,

There is writing on the inside front cover, a name, the remnants of of mailing label

The pages inside are not yellowed

The spine is intact, inside where the cover attached to the first page it is split slightly, the cover over the spine is loose at the bottom, and the cover on the front of the binding is loosening off 

*This  book is from a smoke free not pet free home*