[Gosden, (Thomas)]

Essay on Hunting

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by W. Schackell, for Edward Jeffery and Son London 1820 Comprising Hunting, Lawfulness, Benefits, Pleasure, Pastime, Game, Scent, Hounds, The Horse, Huntsman, Sagacity. &c. &c. &c. Engraved frontispiece, title within a woodcut border, woodcut head and tail piece. Third Edition. 8vo. [232 x 143 x 12 mm]. [2]ff, 92pp. Bound in contemporary half blue goatskin, marbled paper sides, the spine divided into six panels, lettered in the second and at the foot, the fourth tooled with a fox's mask, the others with acorns, leaves, etc, marbled endleaves, gilt edges. The marbling largely faded or rubbed away, upper head cap neatly repaired. Frontispiece and title lightly browned and a few spots, but a good copy. The essay is attributed to Gosden, and the binding may also be one of his own. Ink inscription on front fly-leaf "Presented to me by Captain Richard Lacy, 1841". Bookplate of Oliver Collett.

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