[Rarebooks] For Sale: Life of John Mytton - color plates

[Norman Kane]

[APPERLEY, CHARLES J., ("NIMROD.")]  MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF THE LATE 
JOHN MYTTON, ESQ. OF HALSTON,  SHROPSHIRE .  .  . HUNTING, SHOOTING, 
DRIVING, RACING, ECCENTRIC AND EXTRAVAGANT
EXPLOITS.  WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS BY H. ALKEN AND T. J. 
RAWLINS.  THIRD EDITION, WITH A BRIEF MEMOIR OF NIMROD .  .  .
London: Rudolph Ackermann, Eclipse Sporting Gallery, 1851.  Tall 
octavo, original pictorial cloth, corners a little rounded, nice new 
matching cloth spine with leather label, all edges gilt.  The 
handsome, bright, front cover gilt illustration shows sporting 
paraphernalia of various sorts, fox heads, large winged insect, 
Ackermann's imprint, &c.; the rear cover has the same design in 
blind.  Advt. & binder's label on rear end paper.  Complete with 
extra engraved title and 18 brightly colored color plates 
(aquatints.) Surtees' "Memoir" was first published here. Text and 
illustrations quite clean.   $390.00
(Trade Discount 10%)


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