Nimrod pseud (24 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. red lite wear only, fading gilt titles; 384 clean, unmarked pages. Chiltern Library edition, with an introduction by John Moore.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good - Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Reprint. xvi, 231 pp, list of illustrations, introduction, test with footnotes, index. Reprinted, 1927 edition with an introduction by W. Shaw Sparrow, and nineteen illustrations in colour, half-tone and line after Francis Barlow, George Stubbs, John Wooton, Tom Rowlandson, Henry Alken, F.C. Turner, James Pollard, G. Havell, J.F. Herring, Wildrake & Thomas Bewick. Dj soiled with 3 chips from 1 to 2 inches, and small tears and chips along top edge. Small tear to boards at top edge spine with minor edgewear top and bottom of same; small puncture to spine near base, else Fine with many pages uncut. Blue cloth title and author on front in blind, and gilt lettering to spine. Size: 4to. Book.…

New Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth, inscribed by "Steppins Junior". Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges; hinges starting. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; ix, 157 pages, colour frontispiece, colour plates ; 27 cm. Notes; Full title; Memoirs of the life of the late John Mytton, esq., of Halston, Shopshire, formerly M.P. for Shrewsbury, high sheriff for the counties of Salop and Merioneth and major of the North Shopshire yeomanry cavalry; with notices of his hunting, shooting, driving, racing, eccentric and extravagant exploits. "New edition with colour plates after the original illustrations"--title page. Subjects; Biographies. Eccentrics and eccentricities England Shropshire Biography. England Shropshire. Mytton, John, 1796-1834. 1 Kg.…

First edition thus. Introd. by Owen Culbertson. xi, 64p + several pls. by Edward P. Buyck. Pages uncut; lacks the jacket. Laid in: undated 2-page handwritten note to Mrs. Dibble from "Celeste," headed by a watercolor head portrait of Celeste's horse Poker. The first separate publication of this 1832 essay, of which Surtees wrote, "It.will stand its ground to the end of time." Chapters on early fox hunting and the horse of 1700, Melton Mowbray and the Thoroughbred hunter of 1830, Hugo Meynell and the Leicestershire Hunts, Squire Osbaldeston's Quorn Hounds, etc. A nice association copy: presentation from Culbertson to Florence Dibble, Boston, December 1934. Mrs. Dibble was a famed four-in-hand whip, who in 1936 set a time record for coaching from New York to Atlantic City--118 miles in a little over 10 hours. From the legendary coaching library of Deirdre H. Pirie. Can be sent outside the US for less than the default shipping rate. Very good (unopened; small stain to fox head on cover) Hardcover (boards, cloth spine).…

New Edition. Good to very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and sun-toned. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 231 pages; A new ed., with an introduction by W.S. Sparrow and. illustrations.after F. Barlow, G. Stubbs, J. Wootton [etc.]. Subjects; Hunting. Coaching (Transportation) - Great Britain. Carriages and carts. Horse sports. Fox hunting. Hunt riding. Driving of horse-drawn vehicles. Horse racing. PublishedPhysical description; xvi, 231 p. : col. frontis., ill., pl. (part. col.) ; 26 cm. Notes; Three papers originally published in The quarterly review; previous collected edition under title The chase, the turf and the road, London : Edward Arnold, 1898. Cover title: The chace, the road & the turf. Includes index. 1 Kg. …

New Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth, inscribed by "Steppins Junior". Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges; hinges starting. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; ix, 157 pages, colour frontispiece, colour plates ; 27 cm. Notes; Full title; Memoirs of the life of the late John Mytton, esq., of Halston, Shopshire, formerly M.P. for Shrewsbury, high sheriff for the counties of Salop and Merioneth and major of the North Shopshire yeomanry cavalry; with notices of his hunting, shooting, driving, racing, eccentric and extravagant exploits. "New edition with colour plates after the original illustrations"--title page. Subjects; Biographies. Eccentrics and eccentricities England Shropshire Biography. England Shropshire. Mytton, John, 1796-1834. 1 Kg.…

New Edition. Good to very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and sun-toned. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 231 pages; A new ed., with an introduction by W.S. Sparrow and. illustrations.after F. Barlow, G. Stubbs, J. Wootton [etc.]. Subjects; Hunting. Coaching (Transportation) - Great Britain. Carriages and carts. Horse sports. Fox hunting. Hunt riding. Driving of horse-drawn vehicles. Horse racing. PublishedPhysical description; xvi, 231 p. : col. frontis., ill., pl. (part. col.) ; 26 cm. Notes; Three papers originally published in The quarterly review; previous collected edition under title The chase, the turf and the road, London : Edward Arnold, 1898. Cover title: The chace, the road & the turf. Includes index. 1 Kg. …

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Limited Edition. VG+, Ltd ed, 1927, 33 pls. In red cloth, gilt titles, faded lightly at edges, corners & edges lightly rubbed & bumped. Spine, gilt titles, edges bumped. DW, in mylar jacket, faded to spine, titles in black inks, lovely coloured image to front. Internally, an edition limited to just 250 copies, half title & coloured frontis present, [1], [5], (vi-xviii), [1], 2-341 pp, [1], 33 plates (of which 4 are coloured & 5 reproduced by kind permission of the V&A Museum), teg, remainder uncut, printed by William Blackwood and Sons Ltd, teg, remainder uncut. A Sporting Classic. Apperley, [pseud. Nimrod], writer on sport, wrote 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. See ODNB. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. 8vo. [223 x 140 x 29 mm]. [1], 427, [5] pp. Bound in full calf, the covers with a gilt border. The spine divided into six panels by gilt tooled raised bands, with gilt compartments, green leather label to the second panel lettered in gilt, the others with deer, hound, fox and huntsman centre tools, gilt corners. The board edges tooled in gilt, turn-ins with gilt border. Marbled endleaves, marbled edges. (Board edges and spine a little rubbed, some markings to the boards). Bookplate of Oliver Collett to front pastedown. Errata page and 4pp index to rear. Occasional light foxing. A very good copy. …

hardback, 4to, x,332pp, 32 illustrations and maps by Wildrake, Henderson and Alken, some scattered foxing, contents otherwise clean and tight,owner's armorial bookplate, gilt edges, marbled endpapers, gilt-decorated red full leather binding, spine and corners rubbed, otherwise Very Good condition.

Bruxelles & Lpz., Parent & Muquardt, 1862. 342 pp. 1 col. frontispiece. Softcover.This book of remarks on the condition of hunters, the selection of horses, and their treatment, written in the form of a series of informal letters, is a famous 19th-century treatise on horse hygiene, written by the British sports writer Charles James Apperley under his pseudonym Nimrod. This is a French translation of his famous writings, originally published in England, in which he shares his more than twenty years of experience in fox hunting (venery). Through a series of informal letters, he enters into a dialogue with his readers, shares personal anecdotes, and simulates conversations with other practitioners, veterinarians, and authorities of the time. This approach makes his advice very practical and easily applicable for horse owners.…

FIRST EDITION, lg.8vo., pp.x,332 + 8pp. publisher's catalogue; 32 wood-engraved illustrations & copper-plates, including extra engraved title & nine full-page engraved maps of the major hunts, each with vignette at head & sites 'of the various meets' coloured in green; a very good uncut copy in slightly rubbed original blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gold. Hunting Social History Sport Illustrated Book.…

[ title continued ]: his hunting, shooting, driving, racing, eccentric and extravagant exploits. By Nimrod. With numerous illustrations by H. Alken and T.J. Rawlins. Reprinted (with considerable additions) from the New Sporting Magazine.)Hand-coloured frontispiece, engraved title & 19 hand-coloured plates with lettered tissue guards after Henry Alken. 8vo (10 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches), pages: xvi:234. Finely bound half burgundu morocco, spine gilt ruled within compartments enclosing gilt hunting motifs, gilt lettered direct, top edge gilt. Upper cloth side a little spotted, gift inscription on front fly, prelims. foxed. The binding excellent and very attractive. Armorial bookplate partially removed from front pastedown. A facsimile from the Second (Enlarged) Edition of 1837.…

Soft cover. sm4to. 26cm, xi,401p., with 36 coloured plates including frontis & half title, captioned tissue guards, heraldic bookplate, a fine bright copy. (Tr) Attractive coloured sporting prints by Henry Alken; primarily fox hunting & horse racing. A reprint of the first edition, 1842 with Nimrod's original Preface - "a half-true, half fictitious story. to portray the character of an English gentleman attached to the sports and pastimes of his country." Charles James Apperley "Nimrod" (1777-1843) was a Welsh sportsman and sporting writer to "The Sporting Magazine".…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. "with notices of his hunting, shooting, driving, racing, eccentric and extravagant exploits / by Nimrod [pseud;] Illustrated by H. Alken and T. J. Rawlins. Reprinted (with considerable additions) from the New Sporting Magazine." No date, but about 1925. Lg. 8vo., XXVI, 234 pp., colored frontispiece, 19 additional colored plates. Bound by Riviere & Sons in full crimson straight-grained morocco. Five raised bands with leather title label and five panels with gilt portraits of a horse, horse and rider jumping a fence, fox face, jockey cap, and horse shoe with riding crop. Covers continue the gilt sporting motifs on each corner and with three-ruled line. Turn-ins contain a small repeated design in gilt; a.e.g. Slight rubbing to the extremities and a large chip to the leather title label. Otherwise a beautiful binding on a beautiful book. …

Gr.-8° (24:15,5 cm). Mit gest. Titel u. 18 kol. Aquatintataf. IX, 218 S., 8 S. Anz. Goldgepr. Or.-Lwd., berieben, Rücken restauriert; in mod. Lwd.-Kassette. Etwas gebräunt u. stockfleckig. Gest. Exlibris Nathan of Churt. With notices on his hunting, shooting, driving, racing, eccentric, and extravagant exploits. - Tooley 68; Schwerdt I, 39. - Die schönen Tafeln von H. Alken und T. J. Rawlins mit karikaturistischen Jagd- und Reitszenen.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. NIMROD (pseud.of Charles James Apperley) [402] pp. w/ thirty-six coloured illustrations by Henry Alken Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, & Co. Ltd. 1914 9 1/2" x 7" *front panel loose requiring restoration*.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1838 NIMROD British Field Sports HUNTING Art Horses Dogs Illustrated ENORMOUS Charles Apperley, more commonly known as Nimrod, was a Welsh sportsman and writer who published important works on fox hunting. One of his best works was 'British Field Sports' a book of hunting, chase sports, and dogs and animals. Like many of Nimrod's books, this work contains exquisite illustrations depicting horse riding, hunting scenes, game animals, and much more. Item number: #19096 Price: $599 NIMROD [pseud. of Charles James Apperley] Sporting : embellished by large engravings and vignettes illustrative of British field sports London : A.H. Baily & Co., 1838. First edition. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o [8], viii, 144 o 21 full-page engravings, plus engraved frontispiece and title page Provenance: Armorial bookplate William Taylor Copeland o William Taylor Copeland, MP, Alderman (17971868) was a British businessman (the head of Spode Copeland porcelain potteries partnership) and politician who served as Lord Mayor of London and a Member of Parliament. The family traces its descent back to John of Copeland, also referred to as John de Coupland, who in 1346 captured the King of Scotland at the Battle of Neville's Cross. Motto: BENIGNO NUMINE Language: English Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure o Green cloth Size: ~15in X 11.25in (38cm x 28.5cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 19096 Photos available upon request.…

Roy. 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured portrait frontispiece, 3 coloured plates, 28 plates in monochrome and an illustration in the text; handsomely bound in full burgundy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, uncut, ribbon marker, gilt from original front board and backstrip mounted on new and separate leaves at front, custom-made slip-case, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With the trade ticket of Times Book Club on rear paste-down. A bright copy of this sporting classic.…

3rd edition, with considerable additions. Hand-coloured frontispiece, title vignette and 17 further han-coloured plates. 8vo (9 1/2 x 6 inches), pages: 6:218:(8, Ackerman's List). 19th Century full crimson crushed morocco, sides with triple gilt rules, spine gilt in 5 compartments with sporting motifs and gilt lettered direct. Elaborate wide inner gilt dentelles, all edges gilt. he original cloth bindin retained and bound in at end. With the large bookplate "Catalani" sign "DYC" * on front pastedown. With the small bookseller's ticket of Myers & Co. Bond St. London.*The bookplate is an etching by David Young Cameron (1865-1945) for W. D. S. Catalani, at one time Councillor to the Italian Embassy in Washington.…

First edition in book form; 8vo; 13 hand-coloured engraved plates after Alken, hand-coloured engraved portrait frontispiece by E. Finden after D. Maclise, frontispiece part-detached with a couple of repaired short closed tears to fore-edge, bookplate to front pastedown, mild toning; 19th century calf gilt by A. Wallis, spine in 6 panelled compartments, gilt lettered to second on red morocco ground, others richly gilt, raised bands, slight wear to joints, inner dentelles gilt, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers; a very good copy. First edition in book form of this collection of articles pertaining to horse riding, hunting, horse-drawn vehicles and chases, originally serialised in the Quarterly Review. Charles James Apperley (1777-1843),was an English sportsman and sporting writer, better known by his pseudonym Nimrod, under which he published his works on the chase and on the turf. Siltzer, p.73; Schwerdt I, p.36.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1838 ENORMOUS 1ed British Field Sports by Nimrod | On Horses & Hunting Dogs Art Charles Apperley, more commonly known as Nimrod, was a Welsh sportsman and writer who published important works on fox hunting. One of his best works was 'British Field Sports' a book of hunting, chase sports, and dogs and animals. Like many of Nimrod's books, this work contains exquisite illustrations depicting horse riding, hunting scenes, game animals, and much more. Item number: #24531 Price: $750 NIMROD [pseud. of Charles James Apperley] Sporting : embellished by large engravings and vignettes illustrative of British field sports London: A.H. Baily & Co., 1838. First edition. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o [8], viii, 144 o 21 full-page engravings, including engraved frontispiece and title page Language: English Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure o Green cloth Size: ~15in X 11in (38cm x 28.5cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! Photos available upon request. …

Untertitel: With his hunting, racing, shooting, driving, and extravagant exploits Untergebiet: England Abbildungen: 18 handkolorierte Gravuren mit Pferdemotiven Zustand: Gering stockfleckig, ansonsten schönes Exemplar in representativem Einband, Rückenvergoldung, fünfbündig.Kopfgoldschnitt. Seiten: 234 S. Auflage: Fourth edition Format: Gr.-8°. Einband: Hldr. marm. Gebiet: Pferde & Reiten. …

Roy. 8vo., Second Edition, with coloured aquatint frontispiece, elaborately engraved and printed titles, and 17 fine coloured aquatint plates (some plates with original tissue guards present, a few lightly age-soiled at fore-margins only), ALL AQUATINT PLATES FINELY COLOURED BY HAND, printed title and fore-margins lightly age-soiled, C6 frayed at outer margin (not affecting text), lateral tear in J7 repaired with slight misalignment of text; handsomely bound in mid-nineteenth century green half morocco, marbled boards ruled in blind, back gilt with five raised bands tooled in gilt, second compartment lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments elaborately framed and tooled in gilt to a floral design, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, joints lightly rubbed else a very good, bright, clean copy. With the large nineteenth-century engraved armorial bookplate of Frederick W. Disney on front paste-down. The plate 'Stand and Deliver' is placed opposite p.50 rather than p.26 as called for. Apperley's classic account was first published in 1835 with only twelve plates; here three of the original plates are replaced by new ones, and six new plates added. This copy has all the earlier state points: plate 1 aquatinted by H. Alken, the spelling 'filly' in plate 9 and correct page numbers on plates 17-18. This copy is bound without the final printer's leaf and publisher's advertisements at end. Abbey, Life, 385; Hardie, pp.185-6 & 320; Prideaux, p.326; Tooley 67.+.…