Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805-1864
Title:
Mr. Sponge's sporting tour / edited by Frank Forester [i.e. Henry William Herbert]. With illustrations by John Leech.
Published / Created:
New York : W.A. Townsend & Co., 1859, [c1856]
Physical Description:
10, [13]-425, [3] p., [4] leaves of plates ; 23 cm. (8vo)
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Sporting 2188
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Last three pages pub. adv'ts.

BAC: British Art Center copy: Edited by Frant Forester. Octavo. 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 5/8 inches.
Subject Terms:
Fox hunting.
Contributors:
Herbert, Henry William, 1807–1858.