William Somerville; J. Aikin — The Chase, a Poem

London, Printed for T. Cadell , 1800. Leather. A calf-bound new edition of William Somerville's famous poem on hunting, adorned with six engraved plates. A new edition of this popular hunting poem, to which is prefixed a critical essay by John Aikin. Bound in full speckled calf. Bound with the original endpapers and half title. Two pages of advertisements to the rear.Illustrated with six engraved plates. Collated, complete.One of the most famous and frequently reprinted poems on hunting, written in Miltonic blank verse. It traces the history of hunting up to the Norman Conquest of England, with reference to kennel design, hare hunting, stag hunting, otter hunting, and the breeding and training of dogs.The well-known work of English poet William Somervile, noted for pioneering early English georgic.Aikin was an English medical doctor and surgeon. Later in life he devoted himself wholly to biography and writing in periodicals. Bound in full speckled calf. Externally, rubbed to the extremities. Cracking to the joints, more so to the front, which is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper and to the title page. Occasional spots, slightly heavier to the plates. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .