Search Results: sporting anecdotes original and selected including by pierce egan

Nabu Press, 2010-01-10. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1820. Hardcover. 10mo., 497 pages, 3 ads; VG; bound in 3/4 burgundy calf, marbled boards and text block, paneled spine with gilt pillar motif, black label with gilt titling; with engraved frontispiece by Cruikshank, showing 8 sporting scenes; offsetting onto title page from frontispiece. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. First published in 1804 with 16 engraved plates. 1320818. FP New Rockville Stock.

Philadelphia: H. C. Carey and I. Lea, 1822. 1st US Edition. Hardcover. VG-. Presumed first American edition after the first edition (London, 1820). iv, 359. Frontispiece with 8 compartments of engravings showing: jumping, fishing, racing, shooting, archery, cockfighting, (unidentifiable sport) and boxing. Old, tree calf, half of black spine label chipped away, internals darkened throughout with obvious foxing. Solid binding. An unsophisticated version of the first American edition, which, though not uncommon in university collections, is not as commonly seen in trade as its British copies.

London: Sherwood, Jones and Co, 1825. Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-; Red spine with gilt lettering, raised bands and gilt designs; Original wraps re-bound in 3/4 red leather with marbled boards; Wear and bumping to the edges, some fraying starting at the corners; Binding is tight; Deckled pages show age toning, a few spots, otherwise clean; Previous owner's bookplates on paste down; Full color plates and b&w plates intact. 583 pages with index and advertisements. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. 1256048. FP New Rockville Stock.

London: Sherwood, Jones, 1825. Hardcover. Very Good. Published 1825, new edition, considerably enlarged and improved, 8vo, full maroon morocco gilt by Riviere, with gilt sporting emblems on spine, 592 pp, 6 plates, three in color, including a folding plate of a boxing match by Isaac Cruikshank. Very good or better, lightest wear to fore edge of frontispiece, tasteful bookplate of Herbert Standen on pastedown.

London: Sherwood, Jones, and Co.. Very Good+. 1825. Hardcover. Full blue leather, with gilt borders on front and rear covers, and decorative gilt patterns and lettering on spine. Five raised bands on spine. Wide gilt dentrilles on front and rear inside covers. Red silk endpapers. Top edge gilt. Deckled edges. Promotional ads and copies of previous books title pages at rear. Subtitle continues: . . . Who have acquired notoriety from their achievements on the turf, at the table and in the diversions of the field with sketches of various animals of the chase: to which is added, an account of noted pedestrians, trotting-matches, cricketers, &c. The whole forming a complete delineation of the Sporting World. A new edition, considerably enlarged and improved. Color and black and white illustrations. Ex-libris label of previous owner on first blank page. ; Color Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 592 pages .