Handley Cross; or, Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt. By the Author of "Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour ... ".
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1854.
Price:
$600.00
Leech, John. First illustrated edition in book form, later issue. Hand-colored engraved frontispiece, 16 hand-colored steel engravings, and numerous wood engravings in the text by John Leech. 550 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original cloth, gilt. Bookplates of Gordon Mainwaring, James Henry Van Alen, and one other. Fine bright copy in half red morocco slipcase and chemise. Tooley 473; Biscotti, Six Centuries of Foxhunting, p. 362.
Item #53554
With distinguished American provenance. James Van Alen was an accomplished lawn tennis player, the originator of the modern tennis scoring system (including the tie-breaker), and the sponsor of Col. Ralph Isham's edition of the Boswell Papers.
Item #53554
With distinguished American provenance. James Van Alen was an accomplished lawn tennis player, the originator of the modern tennis scoring system (including the tie-breaker), and the sponsor of Col. Ralph Isham's edition of the Boswell Papers.
