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Author: [Apperley, Charles James] Nimrod, pseud.
Title: The Chace, the Turf, and The Road
Place: London
Publisher: John Murray
Date: 1837
Item # : 169037
Sale Number   331
Lot Number   9
Sale Name    
Hunting - Sporting - Angling - Natural History; with Books in All Fields
Sale Date   05/11/2006
Price realized   $ 230
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Description:
xx, 301 + [2] ad pp. Illustrated with 13 hand-colored engraved plates by Henry Alken; plus stipple-engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, by D. Maclise. 8vo. Bound in late nineteenth century half red morocco and cloth, ruled in gilt, gilt-lettered spine tooled in gilt with 4 sporting vignettes, raised bands, top edge gilt; bound by Morrell bookbinder (of London), with original cloth covers and spine mounted on leaves in back. First Edition.
Condition:
Spine darkened, slight white rubbing to leather; occasional dampstains to contents (including title page), mild foxing and toning, early owner's faint signature; else very good in a handsome morocco binding.
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