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Memoirs of the life of the late John Mytton, Esq., of Halston, Shropshire ... : with notices of his hunting, shooting, driving, racing, eccentric and extravagant exploits / by Nimrod ; with numerous illustrations by H. Alken and T.J. Rawlins.

Accession number
PML 143958
Creator
Nimrod, 1778-1843.
Published
London : Rudolph Ackermann, 1851.
Credit line
Bequest; Gordon N. Ray; 1987.
Notes
Nimrod was the pen name of Charles James Apperley.
Memoir written by R.S. Surtees.
"London: Printed by G. Barclay, Castle St. Leicester Sq."--T.p. verso.
Added illustrated aquatint t.p.
Illustrated with 18 colored aquatint plates drawn and etched by Alken and Rawlins and aquatinted by E. Duncan. Hand-colored as issued.
The 1st issue, with the plates dated 1850 and "R. Ackermann" on the spine. Cf. Tooley.
Description
ix, 218 p., [18] leaves of plates : col. ill. (aquatints) ; 25 cm.
Inscriptions/Markings
Gift inscription on front flyleaf to H. Reed from MacDowell, dated Oct. 27, 1851.
Provenance
Gift inscription to H. Reed; from the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Publisher's green cloth blocked in gilt on front board, the same design repeated in blind on the back board.
Classification
Department