1838 NIMROD British Field Sports HUNTING Art Horses Dogs Illustrated ENORMOUS

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
  • [8], viii, 144
  • 21 full-page engravings, plus engraved frontispiece and title page
• Provenance: Armorial bookplate – William Taylor Copeland
  • William Taylor Copeland, MP, Alderman (1797–1868) 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
  • Green cloth
• Size: ~15in X 11.25in (38cm x 28.5cm)

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