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First edition, first issue with four plates on India paper mounted on plate paper, and plate at p. 348 in first state. Octavo (9 1/2 x 5 3/4 in; 243 x 145 mm). vi, [2, contents], 402, [10, catalog] pp pp. 402. With Thirty-Six Coloured Illustrations by Henry Alken 'Considered by many the premier coloured plate sporting book of the nineteenth century'., . Podeschi 167. Siltzer, p. 73. Schwerdt I, p. 36. Tooley, 65., with bookplates of John Dunn Gardner and George Seton Veitch. , an exceptional copy in very bright original blue cloth, I have not seen a better copy in original cloth, |
