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The Old English Squire. A jovial gay fox hunter, bold, frank and free: a poem in ten cantos

The Old English Squire. A jovial gay fox hunter, bold, frank and free: a poem in ten cantos

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The Old English Squire. A jovial gay fox hunter, bold, frank and free: a poem in ten cantos

by CARELESS John [pseud of CHATTO William Andrew 1799-1864?]

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London: 26, Haymarket: Thomas M'Lean, 1822. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. One of the Family. With Twenty Four Humorous hand coloured plates, being a spoof on British Sporting Society First edition, large paper copy, in contemporary half red morocco over worn boards, corners & edges bumped & worn. Spine, re-laid, retaining the old, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, half title, frontis, [5], (vi-viii), [1], 2-136 pp, 24 pls (unnumbered, hand coloured, & dated 1821-1822), with the half title, bookplate to fpd (A Edward Newton 1864-1940 - Oak Knoll [Books]), armorial stamp to fep, some light offsetting, watermarked Whatman 182?. Housed in a red cloth box and a red quarter calf cloth slipcase. (272*180 mm). (Tooley 128. Abbey Life 387. Schwerdt I:95. Prideaux 305) In addition to Careless, Chatto also used Joseph Fume & Stephen Oliver as pseudonyms. An excellent example.

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Bookseller
Madoc Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
007951
Title
The Old English Squire. A jovial gay fox hunter, bold, frank and free: a poem in ten cantos
Author
CARELESS John [pseud of CHATTO William Andrew 1799-1864?]
Illustrator
One of the Family
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Thomas M'Lean
Place of Publication
London: 26, Haymarket
Date Published
1822
Size
4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Weight
3.53 lbs
Keywords
sport humour caricature
Bookseller catalogs
Comedy Humour Caricatures; Sport Recreation Hunting;

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