The Analysis of the Hunting Field; Being A Series of Sketches of the Principal Characters that Compose One. The Whole Forming a Slight Souvenir of the Season, 1845-6

  • Illustrated by Henry Alken, with hand-colored title page, frontispiece and five other colored plates, and 43 wood engravings in
  • London: Published by Rudolph Ackermann, 1846
By [Surtees, R. S.]
London: Published by Rudolph Ackermann, 1846. First edition in book form, Mixed issue, with titles dated 1846. Preface dated 1847 and plates Nov 19th. Illustrated by Henry Alken, with hand-colored title page, frontispiece and five other colored plates, and 43 wood engravings in the text. vi, [iv], 326, [4, ads] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Bound in three quarters crimson morocco, t.e.g., by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Fine, plates a little toned and trimmed closely in gutter. Alken, Henry. First edition in book form, Mixed issue, with titles dated 1846. Preface dated 1847 and plates Nov 19th. Illustrated by Henry Alken, with hand-colored title page, frontispiece and five other colored plates, and 43 wood engravings in the text. vi, [iv], 326, [4, ads] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Tooley 470, Schwerdt II, p. 232-33; Biscotti, Six Centuries of Foxhunting, p. 359

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