1846 The Analysis of the Hunting Field Being a Series of Sketches of The Principal Characters that Compose One. The Whole Forming a Slight Souvenir of the Season 1845-6

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Fine Binding, First Edition, Illustrated

First edition first issue with illustrated title dated 1846. With seven hand coloured aquatint plates by Alken including the frontispiece and illustrated title page. Henry Thomas Alken was an English painted and engraver chiefly known as a caricaturist and illustrator of sporting subjects and coaching scenes. Robert Smith Surtees was an English editor, novelist and sporting writer. He is best known for Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jolities and Mr Sponge's Sporting tour, and his other comedic novels. This is one of his few non fiction works, taken from the sporting newspaper Bell's life in London during the fox hunting season of 1845-6.