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Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864

Mr. Sponge's sporting tour

1856

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Mr. Sponge's sporting tour /, New York: Stringer & Townsend, 1856, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection.
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  • Title(s)

    Mr. Sponge's sporting tour / edited by Frank Forester ; with illustrations by John Leech.

  • Published/Created

    New York: Stringer & Townsend, 1856.

  • Physical Description

    425 p., 6 col. pl. : (incl. front.) ; 21 cm.

  • Holdings

    Rare Books and Manuscripts
    Sporting 2187
    Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
    Accessible in the Study Room [Request]

  • Copyright Status

    Copyright Not Evaluated

  • Full Alma Record

    https://search.library.yale.edu/catalog/9912091763408651

  • Classification

    Books

  • Notes

    BEIN Za H415 846s Copy 1: In blue cloth.
    BEIN Za H415 846s Copy 2: In slate cloth.
    BAC: British Art Center copy: Edited by Frant Forester. First American edition. Octavo. Yellowish-green cloth; hunt scene in gold on front cover, blind stamped on front and back covers, gold design and lettering on spine. Plates, publisher's ads. Plates after John Leech. Spine height: 8 1/4 inches.
    First edition, 1853.
    First issue of Frank Forester's edition, and the first American edition of "Mr. Sponge."

  • Subject Terms

    Fox hunting.

  • Contributors

    Forester, Frank, 1807–1858. | Herbert, Henry William, 1807–1858. | Leech, John, 1817–1864.

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