Robert Smith Surtees — Jorrocks&Apos; Jaunts and Jollities

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1874. Cloth. A fourth edition of the first of Surtees' works to feature his brilliant character Jorrocks, bound in the publisher's original cloth. A humorous novel following Mr. Jorrocks, the sporting cockney grocer. First appearing in 1838, this work was extremely popular.Robert Smith Surtees (1805-1864) was an English editor and novelist, most widely known for his works featuring Jorrocks.A fourth edition.Illustrated with fifteen hand-coloured plates by Henry Allen. Collated, complete.Bound in the publisher's original decorative cloth.A delightful work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally rather worn, with some loss to the tail of the spine and extremities as a result of bumping. The head of the spine is also fairly worn. Contemporary ownership inscription to the front endpaper. Internally, binding is tender and exposed occasionally through the text. Pages are generally bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Henry Allen. Good .