Charles J Apperley (54 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Small 4to, red cloth with gilt lettering and ornament on front cover, 18 color plates. Spine faded, title-page foxed and some occasional foxing in margins, else a clean sound copy. H. Alken & T. J. Rawlins (illustrator).

Hardback. Condition: Generally Good. New Edition. Marbled boards over half green calf, raised bands, gilt titles on label. Some scuffing and corner wear, but generally sound. Marbled edges. With numerous illustrations in line. Contents very clean and tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq., of Halston, Shropshire, by "Nimrod" (Charles James Apperley), illustrated by Henry Alken and T. J. Rawlins. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd., n.d. Aka The Life of John Mytton. The sporting biography of John "Mad Jack" Mytton (1796-1834), Shropshire squire, former M.P. for Shrewsbury and High Sheriff, remembered for his hunting, shooting, driving, racing, and extravagant exploits. The text was first serialized in the New Sporting Magazine. This is a later, undated Kegan Paul reprint (the title page reads "reprinted with considerable additions"), not the original 1830s edition. Engraved vignette title page and color plates with captioned tissue guards, including the frontispiece. Publisher's green ribbed cloth, gilt lettering to spine, gilt block to front board. Condition: Good+. Not ex-library. Spine head and tail chipped and frayed with some cloth loss. Front hinge cracked, most visible near the early plates; the text block is firmly attached and the plates are unharmed. The tissue guard to the frontispiece has a tear. Text edges toned, with some toning and tissue-guard offset on pages facing plates. Small pencil bookseller's notation to the front free endpaper. Packed in a poly bag, bubble wrap, and a rigid mailer with corner protection. Ships USPS Media Mail domestically, Priority Mail International. H. Alken and T. J. Rawlins (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Reprint. Octavo, xxvi, 234 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Mild general shelf wear with some light bumping to corners of boards. Bookplate to front pasetdown. Shelved in England. 1410940. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Leather. Condition: Near Fine. Full polished mottled calf leather, raised bands, red and green morocco title labels, gilt decorative compartments, all edges gilt, marbled endpaper, gilt inner dentelles, housed in cloth felt-lined slipcase. (9 1/2" x 7"). N.D. (no date, binding dated 1914 on spine). Extra Illustrated Edition. SIGNED FINE BINDING by Morrell Binder London. 234 pages; extra illustrated with 20 hand colored plates. This work details Mytton's love of hunting, shooting, driving, and racing, whilst also detailing his eccentric and extravagant exploits that earned him the title 'Mad Jack'. An exceptionally clean, tight and bright copy showing just the lighest of wear, handsome fine binding with strong shelf presence. Size: Tall Octavo. H. Alken and T.J. Rawlins (illustrator). …

Seltene zweite, um zwei Tafeln vermehrte Ausgabe. - Considered by many to be the premier coloured plate sporting book in the 19th century, by others as sharing this honour with Jorrocks's Jaunts (Tooley). - Einband etw. berieben u. bestoßen, sonst gutes, tlw. unaufgeschnittenes Exemplar aus der Bibliothek des Publizisten und Aeronauten Victor Silberer, der selbst zahlr. Handbücher zu verschiedenen Sportarten herausgab. - Tooley 65; Schwerdt I, 37. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 2000 4°. Mit 38 (inkl. Titel) kolor. Aquatintatafeln von Henry Alken. VI S., 1 Bl., 402 S., 1 Bl., Roter illustr. OLwd.-Bd.…

hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, first edition in book form, the work having previously appeared in parts in the periodical 'The Quarterly Review', handsomely bound in red half morocco, faded to brown on spine. Ruled gilt to boards, red cloth sides, raised bands to spine, compartments blocked with gilt windmill or horse head vignettes, top edge gilt, remaining edges rough trimmed. All thirteen plates are fully hand coloured, and more unusually so is the engraved tissue guarded portrait, some foxing to the portrait and to the margins of the title page but far less than that which is usually observed in this work, xx, 301, [ii] 4, 4, 8 . Portrait by D Maclise, plates by Henry Alken.…

Zweite erweiterte Auflage, more interesting than the first edition (Schwerdt). - This second edition contains 6 extra plates, and 3 new plates replace 3 of the old plates of the first edition, making 9 new plates in all (Tooley). Die bewegten Jagd-, Kutschen- und Reitdarstellungen in kräftigem Kolorit: Alken at his best (Sawyer-Darton). - Der hübsche Verlagseinband nur leicht berieben, bestoßen bzw. fleckig. Exlibris a. Innendeckel. Buchblock nach dem Titel gebrochen. Gleichmäßig etw. gebräunt. - Abbey, Life 385; Schwerdt I, 38; Tooley 67. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1000 Gr.-8°. Mit gest. Titel m. Vignette u. 18 kolor. Aquatintatafeln von H. Alken u. T. J. Rawlins. IX S., 1 Bl., 206 S., 1 Bl., 8 S., Illustr.-OLwd. m. dreiseitigem Goldschnitt.…

Cloth. Blind and Gilt-Stamped. Condition: Very Good. N.d., circa 1900. 4to. 27 by 19 cm. xxvi, 234 pp. 20 color plates. While a significantly later edition, the slightly larger format and the quality of the production do lend distinction to this particular reprint. The top of the front board (a neat band coinciding with a blindstamped ruled line) is now partially broken off, meaning it flaps slightly when pressed. Also a minor side ding, a short closed tear along front joint, etc. Endpapers heavily foxed. Otherwise a clean and tight copy, and overall quite handsome. Henry Alken and T. J. Rawlins (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, original decorated cloth ,spine worn and chipped, , pp427 + 4.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. An attractive facsimile printing of the second enlarged edition of the amusing biography, including a colour title lead, and notes on Alken and Nimrod. A charming facsimile of the Second revised and enlarged edition of the Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, the influential biography on the Regency rake, eccentric and politician, written by sport journalist and author Charles James Apperley under the pseudonym Nimrod. Believed to have been printed in 1914, originally published in 1837. In the publisher's original green cloth, with a colour title leaf, frontispiece, and nineteen other colour plates by British painters Henry Thomas Alken and T.J. Rawlins. This particular facsimile contains an insightful introduction on Alken's illustrations, written by British art collector and journalist Joseph Grego, and an introductory notice on Nimrod written by H.C. A friend of his subject, Nimrod's biography on Mytton is perhaps more famous than the larger-than-life figure himself, and such is due to his brilliant recounting of Mytton's various exploits, including bribing voters into parliament, attempting to jump over a tollgate with horse and carriage, and many other wild stories In the publisher's original green cloth. Externally, mostly smart, with small marks to front board extremities and to the rear board, and slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. End papers are bright and clean with minor signs of browning. Internally, firmly bound, with very minor wear to hinge between plate and p.51. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. Henry Thomas Alken, T.J. Rawlins (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. A smart re-print of the memoirs of John Mytton with colour illustrations throughout. This is a facsimile reprint of the Second (Enlarged) edition Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, published in 1937.The memoirs within this volume originally appeared in The New Sporting Magazine. The volume considers the Pedigree of Mr. Mytton and his character illustrated by anecdotes, with notices of his hunting, shooting, driving, racing and eccentric and extravagant exploits.John Mytton, or Mad Jack, was a British eccentric of the Regency period.With numerous illustrations by H. Alken and T. J. Rawlings. With nineteen colour plates and a frontispiece.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and some marks to the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed. H. Alken; T. J. Rawlins (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, original cloth, rebacked, original back laid down, new endpapers, pp427 + 4, small hole in title page.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. A bright facsimile printing of this biography of John "Mad Jack" Mytton, the reckless Regency eccentric whose wild exploits, debts, and daring hunts made him a legend. In the publisher's original green cloth binding.A facsimile printing of the second enlarged edition of this work (1837).Illustrated with a frontispiece and nineteen colour plates by H. Alken and T. J. Rawlings. Collated, complete.This engaging biography chronicles the wild life of John "Mad Jack" Mytton, a notorious British eccentric and rake of the Regency era. Inheriting the family estate of Halston Hall, Whittington, at just two years old, Mytton was soon expelled from both Westminster and Harrow before turning his mischief on a string of private tutors.With accounts and anecdotes of his extravagant spending, hunts, debts, and correspondence, a handful of which are between Mytton and the author of this biography, 'Nimrod' (Charles James Apperley), a sportsman and sporting writer. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Bookplate of J. McCulloch to front paste down. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Rear free endpaper folded. The odd spot to endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound. Hinges strained in places, but holding firm. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to fore edge. Very Good Indeed. H. Alken; T. J. Rawlins (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. A bright facsimile printing of these illustrated memoirs, covering the life of Regency-era eccentric and rake, John "Mad Jack" Mytton. A facsimile printing of the second enlarged edition of this work (1837).In the publisher's original green cloth binding.This compelling biography explores the life and exploits of John "Mad Jack" Mytton, who was a British eccentric and rake of the Regency period. At the age of two he inherited the family seat of Halston Hall, Whittington, proceeding to get expelled from Westminster and Harrow before tormenting private tutors.With accounts and anecdotes of his extravagant spending, hunts, debts, and correspondence, a handful of which are between Mytton and the author of this biography, 'Nimrod' (Charles James Apperley), a sportsman and sporting writer.Illustrated with a frontispiece and nineteen colour plates by H. Alken and T. J. Rawlings. Collated, complete. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with rubbing and slight bumping to the extremities. A few minor marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. With only very light offsetting to the endpapers, otherwise contents are bright and clean. Very Good. H. Alken; T. J. Rawlins (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Good Only. The third vividly illustrated edition of Nimrod"s celebrated life of the notorious Regency sportsman and eccentric "Mad Jack" Mytton. Rebound, retaining the original gilt decorated boards and spine. Binding fully detached from text block, but present. In need of sympathetic repair. Third edition. Illustrated with eighteen colour plates after H. Alken and T. J. Rawlins. Plate "Stand and Deliver" bound facing p. 42 rather than p. 40. Collated, complete. This engaging biography chronicles the wild life of John "Mad Jack" Mytton, a notorious British eccentric and rake of the Regency era. Inheriting the family estate of Halston Hall, Whittington, at just two years old, Mytton was soon expelled from both Westminster and Harrow before turning his mischief on a string of private tutors. With accounts and anecdotes of his extravagant spending, hunts, debts, and correspondence, a handful of which are between Mytton and the author of this biography, 'Nimrod' (Charles James Apperley), a sportsman and sporting writer. Rebound, retaining the original gilt decorated boards and spine. Externally, binding fully detached from text block, but present. Slight rubbing to boards. Slight discolouration to perimeters of boards. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Previous bookseller's discreet blind stamp to upper corner of front free endpaper. Internally, text block firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd light spot and handling mark, heavier to first and last few leaves and fore edge. Spine of text block reinforced. Good Only. H. Alken; T. J. Rawlins (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Condition: Very Good. A lovely example of Nimrod's biography of British eccentric and rake, John 'Mad Jack' Mytton, illustrated with hand-coloured plates, in a signed binding from Morrell. A later 1914 edition of this work, with a facsimile of the title page of the first edition.Rebacked a signed full calf binding by Morrell.Illustrated with an engraved title page, and with fourteen hand-coloured plates illustrated by Henry Thomas Alken and T.J. Rawlins. Collated, lacking four plates.Known for his eccentric behaviour, this is a wonderful biography of the British Rake John Mytton, a notable figure in Regency era England, who was briefly a Conservative MP.Retaining the original half title, and with two pages of advertisements to the rear.A lovely copy of this beautifully illustrated work. Rebacked, in a full calf signed binding. Back strip laid down and boards restored, retaining the original endpaper. Externally, fine. Internally, pages 39-42 detached and loosely inserted. Otherwise firmly bound. Lacking four plates, which retain their captioned tissue guards. Pages clean and bright. Very Good. H. Alken; T. J. Rawlins (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. The author contributed to The Sporting Magazine, his stories were then published in book form depicting themes related to fox hunting & horses. First Edition, Thus. A New Edition with an Introduction by W. Shaw Sparrow and Twenty-Four Illustrations in Colour and Half-tone after Ben Marshall, Henry Alken, Wolstenholme, R. B. Davis. Wm. Webb, H. D. Chalon, James Ward, R.A., etc. [First Published in 1838]; 25.5cm.; 10.25 inches tall; v-xx, 294 pages with index of principle names; 1 page of publisher adverts. color frontispiece, plates (some color) folded map. Publisher's Red cloth. Titles in stamped guilt. Top edge stained red, others deckled. Printed on Laid-paper, Illustrated with 24 color plates, additional b/w plates and drawings. Bindings tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate handling wear. Spine has moderate sun-darkening. REF: Nevill, 23 "A Principle Sporting Book"; Higginson: 52; Smith: 400; ODNB; DWB; Biscotti: 22. Charles James Apperley, writing under the pseudonym Nimrod, is a vivid and sprawling portrait of fox-hunting in early 19th-century England. The book follows Apperley's tours through counties like Leicestershire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Warwickshire, and others, as he attends hunts, meets sporting characters, and writes letters and reflections on the chase. It weaves together lively anecdotes, tales of celebrated riders (crack riders), discussions of etiquette, descriptions of the countryside, and technical observations about riding to hounds. The style is ornate by modern standards, with a fondness for detail, flourish, and humor; you get sense not only of the sport itself, but of the social rituals around it: the riders, the huntsmen, the landowners, the country inns, and landscapes traversed. Subjects: Fox-hunting culture; Sporting men & riders; Rural English landscape; 19th-century social etiquette; Letters & riding to hounds; Local character and topography; Tradition & leisure; Field sports and hunting lore, Sporting memoir / travel; British social history; Historical non-fiction. Illustrations by Numerous Contemporary Artists (illustrator).…

Leather. Condition: Near Fine. A smartly rebound copy of The Life of John "Mad Jack" Mytton by Nimrod, complete with 16 colour plates, detailing the riotous exploits and eccentricities of one of Regency England"s most infamous rakes. Bound in a half red morocco binding with marbled paper boards.Illustrated with 16 colour plates, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete.This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from a copy held at the National Library of Wales.This engaging biography chronicles the wild life of John "Mad Jack" Mytton, a notorious British eccentric and rake of the Regency era. Inheriting the family estate of Halston Hall, Whittington, at just two years old, Mytton was soon expelled from both Westminster and Harrow before turning his mischief on a string of private tutors.With accounts and anecdotes of his extravagant spending, hunts, debts, and correspondence, a handful of which are between Mytton and the author of this biography, 'Nimrod' the pseudonym of Charles James Apperley (c. 17771843), a sportsman and sporting writer. Bound in a half morocco binding with marbled paper boards. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing to boards resulting in very slight loss to marbled boards. Slight discolouration to perimeters of paper boards. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. One or two very minor handling marks to boards. Previous bookseller's discreet label to rear paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot, heavier to first and last few leaves and fore edge. Near Fine. H Aiken; C J Rawlins (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Condition: Very Good. 4th ed. 1831 Pittman first edition in fine leather binding by Zaehnsdorf with gilt accents and devices to spine and boards, marbled end papers, dentelles. Top edge gilt. D26 Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.…

Leather. Condition: Very Good. The fifth edition of Nimrod's biography of British eccentric and rake, John 'Mad Jack' Mytton, illustrated with hand coloured plates. The fifth edition of this work, but with the engraved title page reading 'fourth edition'.Illustrated with an engraved title page, and with eighteen hand coloured plates illustrated by Henry Thomas Alken and T.J. Rawlins. Collated, complete.Known for his eccentric behaviour, this is a wonderful biography of the British Rake John Mytton, a notable figure in Regency era England, who was briefly a Conservative MP.Retaining the original half title, and with two pages of advertisements to the rear.A lovely copy of this beautifully illustrated work. Rebound in half calf, with marbled paper covered boards, and endpapers renewed. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, with tide marks throughout the work to the lower half of the majority of leaves. Light spotting throughout, most concentrated to page perimeters. Very Good. H. Alken; T. J. Rawlins (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Full calf, 7.5 inches tall. A fine binding by Zaehnsdorf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and floral gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt dentelles and top edge. Slight fading to the spine. With hand coloured engraved frontispiece, colour engraved title page and 14 hand coloured engraved plates by Alken. Delicate vignettes throughout. Original cloth bound in. A lovely copy of this classic title.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Full calf, 7.5 inches tall. A fine binding by Zaehnsdorf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and floral gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt dentelles and top edge. Slight fading to spine. With a hand coloured engraved frontispiece, colour engraved title page, 14 hand coloured engraved plates by ALKEN and delicate vignettes. Original cloth binding bound in. A lovely copy of this charming work.…

Leather. Condition: Very Good. The fourth revised edition of a celebrated biography on the English gentleman known as 'Mad Jack', written with both truth and love from a friend. The fourth revised edition of The Life of John Mytton, the famous biography on the hunting eccentric and rake, written by Charles James Apperly under his pseudonym Nimrod. Published by George Routledge and Sons in 1877.In green quarter calf, with green cloth boards. Contains a colour frontispiece, a decorative title leaf, as well as all seventeen other colour plates by British illustrators Henry Thomas Alken and Thomas J. Rawlins. Collated complete.A friend of Mytton, being present at the famous hiccups incident, Nimrod presents both a truthful and loving portrayal of the English gentleman nicknamed 'Mad Jack', famous for his wild exploits, including trying to jump over a tollgate with a horse and carriage. In green quarter calf, with green cloth boards. Externally, smart, with minimal marks to boards and minor edgewear. Slight fading and browning to the spine, and small rubbing marks to head and tail of spine. End papers are generally bright and clean, with slight spotting to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages and plates are bright and generally clean, with the odd spot, heavier to first and last leaves. Very Good. Henry Thomas Alken; Thomas J. Rawlins (illustrator). book.…

hardback, large 8vo, (xii),206pp. title vignette and 18 hand coloured aquatints by H. Alken and T.J. Rawlins. owner's bookplate of Richard Meinertzhagen, with a signed inscription on flyleaf, 'Ben + Lind, from Dick Meinerzhagen, Jan 1935', (the recipients not known; from the Pollen / Benson family library of Norton Hall), occasional slight foxing, otherwise clean and binding sound, page edges gilt, marbled endpapers, gilt-decorated full leather binding, slightly rubbed, Very Good condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Rare First Edition. Rebacked copy using original brown cloth, with bright gilt title on front cover. Light fading of color to edges of cloth. Previous owner's name label on pastedown. Bright, clean interior pages with 12 stunning, brightly colored, tissue guarded plates. ; 8vo; 110 pages; Glass case. Illustrated by Henry Alken (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. A copiously illustrated biography of the British eccentric and rake of the Regency period, John Mytton, in the publishers' original cloth binding. John Mytton, or 'Mad Jack' as he is more widely known, was Regency rake and Shropshire squire notorious for his hare-brained schemes, enormous wealth and mischievous and rebellious nature. Mytton was widely renowned for his love of hunting foxes in any kind of weather, and was even known to strip and hunt, even through snow drifts and rivers in full spate.This text details Mytton's love of hunting, shooting, driving, and racing, whilst also detailing his eccentric and extravagant exploits that earned him the title 'Mad Jack'.Written by Charles James Apperley, noteworthy for his hugely popular sports writing under the pseudonym of "Nimrod".The third edition of this work.Illustrated by H. Alken and T. J. Rawlins.Including with eighteen engraved plates in colour. Collated and complete.Including a previous owner's ink signature to the front pastedown. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, sound, with some light shelf wear and some marks to the boards. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Containing a previous owner's ink signature to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. A few instances of scattered spotting to the pages, though many pages do remain bright and clean. Very Good. H. Alken; T. J. Rawlins (illustrator). book.…

Full Calf. Condition: Very Good Plus. Second Edition. Bound by Riviere & Son. Collation, ix[3],206pp, engraved title, printed title, 18 fine hand coloured plates, including frontis, bound without publishers catalogue. Bound in full red leather, raised bands, ornate gilt tooling and sporting motifs within compartments, ruled gilt lines on boards, inner dentelles, full gilt edges, marble endpapers. Leather very light rubbed on head and tail of spine, minor wear or scuff marks. Generally a very nice attractive binding. Internally, occasional spotting or marking, 2 plates very slight trimmed with loss of imprint. Pages and plates in very good clean condition. A very nice Riviere binding, superb hand coloured plates. Size: 8vo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Full calf, 7.5 inches tall. A very fine Victorian binding by Morrell with gilt raised bands, triple labels and equine gilt centre tools to the panels. Triple gilt fillets and corner tools frame the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Delicate vignettes and 14 hand tinted engravings by Alken. A smart copy of this charming work.…

Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Impression. A Near Fine Book Issued Without a Dust Jacket. A stunning example from famed binder Riviere & Son, with vibrant red Morocco and exquisite gilt detailing throughout. Boards are rubbed, especially to bottom edged. Front hinge, while still tight, is starting to show a touch of wear. Bottom edge displays a small wormhole which affects roughly 20 pages and is 1/4 inch at the deepest point. Complete with 9 Maps and 32 Illustrations. Hardcover. Royal Octavo. X, 332pp. Bound by Riviere & Son in Full Red Levant Morocco, Luxurious Gilt Detailing, Five Raised Bands, Gilt Top Edge. Wildrake, Henderson, Alken (illustrator). …