Sporting Scenes. Country Characters.

MARTINGALE (WHITE Charles).

Published by London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1840

About this Item

First edition. Octavo (21.5 x 15cm). 'A series of sketches on stag hunting, deer and deer shooting, and on the shooting of grouse, partridge, pheasant, woodcock and duck.'- Riling. 'One of the most attractive works ever published.'- Allibone quoting the London Sporting Mag. pp. xii,332. Illustrations on wood after Landseer, Alken & others. Some occasional light foxing (mostly confined to one quire, indicating differing paper stock), otherwise an excellent copy in the publisher's green cloth, decorated in gilt & blind. Small & neat modern bookplate to front endpaper. VG. [Schwerdt II, 294; Westwood & Satchell 149; Allibone 1233; Riling 743].

Seller Inventory # 11498

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sporting Scenes. Country Characters.
• Publisher: London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans
• Publication Date: 1840