American Turf Register and Sporting Magazine (Volume III. Nos. 1-12. September 1831 - August 1832.) (Bird Hunting, Horse Racing, Frank Forester, Horsemanship, Game Hunting, etc.)

Volume III, twelve issues complete (Sep 1831-Aug 1832) of this monthly magazine. Original half calf leather with slightly raised bands and black label. Leather is much chipped to the bottom of the spine and it is lacking a 3/4 inch section. The front board is off and the back board has been inexpertly reinforced. Marbled boards and endpages. frontispiece has been glued to title page affecting readablity of title page and the text description of the frontispiece plate. Lacking most of the two fold out horse genealogies. Generaly light foxing throughout. One plate torn in half but complete. Lacking plate for the fifth month. Otherwise complete. READING COPY only. We have the first FIVE YEARS of American Turf Register for sale. Photos of each volume is available upon request. The "American Turf Register" is one of the most versatile of the early American sporting magazines, with several important contributions by Frank Forester (i. e., Henry W. Herbert). Henry William Herbert (pen name Frank Forester) (April 3, 1807 - May 17, 1858), was an English novelist and writer on sport. He is best known for his works on sport, published under the pseudonym of Frank Forester. These include: * The Field Sports of the United States and British Provinces (1849) * Frank Forester and his Friends (1849) * The Fish and Fishing of the United States (1850) * The Young Sportsman's Complete Manual (1852) * The Horse and Horsemanship in the United States and British Provinces of North America (1858). He eventually committed suicide in New York. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…