Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805-1864
Title:
"Ask mamma," or, The richest commoner in England / by the author of "Handley Cross," "Sponge's sporting tour," etc., etc. ; with illustrations by John Leech.
Alternate Title(s):
Ask mamma
Published / Created:
London : Bradbury, Agnew & Co., 8, 9, 10, Bouverie St., [1888]
Physical Description:
[2], x, [2], 412 p., [13] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
PR5499.S4 A85 1888
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Originally published in 1858. Reprinted by Bradbury, Agnew & Co. in 1888. Cf. Tooley.

Tooley, R.V. English books with coloured plates, 1790-1860, p. 376

Podeschi, J.B. Books on the horse and horsemanship, 195

BAC: British Art Center copy bound in publisher's gilt- and black-stamped red cloth. Inscribed: Henry W. Canning.
Subject Terms:
Bradbury, Agnew & Co. -- Publisher. | Ross, David and Judith -- Provenance. | Canning, Henry W. -- Autograph.
Form/Genre:
Wood engravings -- 1888. | Steel engravings -- 1888.
Contributors:
Leech, John, 1817–1864, ill.