Memoirs of the life of the late John Mytton, Esq., of Halston, Shropshire, formerly M.P. for Shrewsbury, High Sheriff for the Counties of Salop and Merioneth, and Major of the North Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry : With notices of his hunting, shooting, driving, racing, eccentric and extravagant exploits Second Edition, Reprinted (With Considerable Additions) The Best Edition with Eighteen Hand Coloured Plates. This copy with loosely inserted Rent Receipt of payment due to JOHN MYTTON ESQ. of HALSTON PARK from December 1833

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Published by Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1837

About this Item

Published in 1837, this is the second edition of this biography of the Shropshire Eccentric and Sportsman, John Mytton, the First Edition had 12 hand coloured plates, this the Second Edition has Eighteen, bound in a fine full Morocco Leather binding, decorated in gilt to boards and spine, page edges gilded all-round, loosely inserted in this copy is an original rent receipt made out to John Mytton of Halston dated 31st December 1833. The leather binding has been expertly rebacked retaining the original spine and endpapers, the repair is hardly noticeable, internally a few creases to page corners, occasional foxing to some page edges, the plates have some browning to edges, a couple of small edge tears with no loss else in good general condition. Seller Inventory # 003421

Bibliographic Details

Title: Memoirs of the life of the late John Mytton,...

Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London

Publication Date: 1837

Binding: Full-Leather Style Binding

Illustrator: H. Alken and T. J. Rawlins

Condition: Very Good