Full Calf. Slipcase and chemise.
1851 · London
by Nimrod, Pseudonym for Charles James Apperley; illustrator: Henry Alken and T. J. Rawlins
London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1851. Third edition. Full Calf. Slipcase and chemise. . Very Good Plus. Henry Alken and T. J. Rawlins. 4to. 24.5 by 15.5 cm. ix, [1], 218, 8 pp. (Final 8 pages are publisher's catalogue list.) With18 magnificent hand-colored, aquatint plates by Alken. Full red calf binding by Bayntun. With original publisher's green pebbled cloth, stamped in gilt on front and spine, bound in. Modern custom slipcase and chemise, both with morocco trim and spine title label. Slipcase with plain paper pastedown, the chemise, with a marbled paper pastedown. This edition contains 6 plates more than first edition, and also has three replacement plates, for a total of 9 new plates. The title page is also engraved. Condition: spine sunned. Light rubbing of joints. Light scattered foxing, but overall, the interior reads clean. Slight soiling on the slipcase.
(Inventory #: 006125)