Robert Smith Surtees — Hillingdon Hall, or, the Cockney Squire

London, John C. Nimmo, 1888. Cloth. The first illustrated edition of this novel following Jorrocks, illustrated with hand-coloured plates. Following Jorrocks as he becomes the new squire of Hillingdon Hall.Robert Smith Surtees (1805-1864) was an English editor and novelist, most widely known for the cockney character of Jorrocks. This work appeared posthumously, the year following the author's death.The first illustrated edition of this work.Illustrated by Wildrake, Health and Jellicoe with twelve hand-coloured plates. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Front board is loose. Externally rather worn; there is loss to the head and tail of the spine, and the cloth is rather faded. Extremities are somewhat bumped. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are uncut and just a touch age-toned. Fair . Ill.: Wildrake, Heath and Jellicoe. Fair .