The Life of a Sportsman. APPERLEY (Charles J.).
£400.00
The Life of a Sportsman. By Nimrod.
Frontispiece, additional engraved title, and 36 plates by Henry Alken, all with original hand-colouring.
Large 8vo. [260 x 160 x 51 mm]. vi, [ii], 402, [2] pp. Original binding by Westley (with their ticket) of red cloth, the front cover and spine blocked in gilt and black, yellow endleaves. (Corners a little bumped and headcaps slightly frayed).
London: [by J. Ogden and Co for] George Routledge and Sons, and L.C. Gent, 1874.
A fine copy of a sporting classic, first published in 1842.
Bookplate of Oliver Collett.
Stock no. ebc2728