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. With Numerous Illustrations by H. Alken.
first edition Blindstamped, gilt-stamped cloth
1846 · London
by Alken, Henry. Author: [Robert Smith Surtees]
London: Rudolph Ackermann. Printer: Cook & Co. , 1846. First edition. Blindstamped, gilt-stamped cloth. Good. 8vo. 24 by 15 cm. [6], 326, [4] pp. Seven hand-colored plates, and 43 woodcuts throughout text. Tooley 470. Preface dated October 1846, marking this as the first issue. Condition: Text block slightly cocked -- front board overhangs rear. Spine sunned. Corners bumped slightly. Rear joint slighly cracked, and fraying of cloth along rear joint. Within, scattered foxing, at times, heavy-ish. Plates, though, are bright. (Inventory #: 006121)