London: Methuen, 1963. 782 pp, 12mo (7" H) - red cloth with white lettering on spine. 17 colour plates (all present) and numerous b&w woodcuts by John Leech. A classic comic novel of the "horse and hounds" set in 19th century England. Small soft bump to top corner of approx. last 100 pages, slight bump to top corner of rear board, light browning to edges of textblock, light edgewear, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine.. Reprint.. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Jacket. Illus. by John Leech..

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Bookseller: Capricorn Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 21238
Title: HANDLEY CROSS. (OR, MR. JORROCKS'S HUNT).
Author: Surtees, R.S
Illustrator: John Leech.
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good-
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: Reprint.
Publisher: Methuen
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1963
Keywords: Illustrated books, John Leech, Fox hunting, Sports, Hounds, Humour, Foxes, Riding, Horses, Huntsmen, Equestrian, English countryside, Jorrocks, Society, Social life, Hunt balls, Handley Cross, R.S. Surtees, Rural Life, 19th Century England.
Bookseller catalogs: Literature; Humor; Horses & Horsemanship; Art - Book Illustration/Illustrators;

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....