1838 Nimrod's Northern Tour : Hunting in Scotland & North of England : 1st Ed

Nimrod's Northern Tour
Descriptive of the Principle Hunts in Scotland and the North of England; with the Table-Talk of Distinguished Sporting Characters and Anecdotes of Masters of Hounds, Crack Riders, and Celebrated Amateur Dragsmen.

By Charles James Apperley

Published by Walter Spiers, London, 1838. First edition. Half-leather binding, 427 pages plus 4 pages of index.

The first edition of Charles James Apperley's account of hunting and sports in the North of England, and Scotland. The work of Welsh sportsman and sporting writer Charles James Apperley, who published his works under the name 'Nimrod'.

Nimrod describes the principle hunting locations in the areas he explores, analyses 'distinguished sporting characters', and provides anecdotes of amateur dragsmen, crack riders, and masters of hounds.

CONDITION
A very good first edition. The leather binding is very good, hinges both inside and out are very good with no cracking. All contents present and pages clean throughout. Just some very light spotting to the title page and following 3 pages. Overall a good first edition.

(Location : Blue shelves no 1, 4th down)