Hunting Reminiscences
Nimrod (Charles James Apperley)
From HORSE BOOKS PLUS LLC, Boston, VA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 27 February 1998
From HORSE BOOKS PLUS LLC, Boston, VA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 27 February 1998
About this Item
First edition, solid reading copy in green leather over green cloth boards with ruled gilt trim. Five raised bands with gilt embellished panels on somewhat sunned spine. Corners & spine ends bumped and rubbed, gutters starting 1 inch at head and foot, still looks great on the shelf. Marbled end papers, inner hinge split but page block holding fine. 332 pp. Former copy of Dr. William J. Lay M.F.H. w/ownership sig on preliminary page. 32 illustrations, including 9 hunting maps with vignettes at head. Apperley's "expert knowledge and social status made him an invaluable recruit to the sporting press of the time, and he may even be said to have created the role of gentleman hunting correspondent. Writing at first under various pseudonyms (Acastus, Eques, and A), he published his first article for the Sporting Magazine as Nimrod in January 1822 and he subsequently usually used that nom de plume. For five seasons, from 1824 to 1828, he was the magazine's official representative, with a contract that gave him. Seller Inventory # 40541
Bibliographic Details
Title: Hunting Reminiscences
Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann
Publication Date: 1843
Binding: Fine Leather Binding
Condition: Good+
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition.
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