martingale [Charles White] — Sporting Scenes and Country Characters

London, Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans , 1840 . First edition. Leather. An extra-illustrated copy of the first edition of this humorous guide to country and sporting life - and shooting - in nineteenth century England. An extra illustrated first edition of this entertaining work from Charles White, published under the pseudonym 'Martingale', and here in a smart half crushed morocco binding.With a number of passages having previously appeared in the Doncaster Gazette, White provides a delightful account of country life and rural sports in the nineteenth century, with lively sketches of hunting, shooting and various countryside pursuits, including fox hunting, otter hunting, stag hunting, hare hunting, partridge shooting and pheasant shooting.An extra illustrated edition. Alongside the vignette illustrations of the standard first edition, this volume features a further fifty-two plates, largely bound in from other works. Among these also are a small number of photographic plates, and three hand-coloured plates.A charming work celebrating English sporting life, here delightfully expanded with the inclusion of numerous further plates In a half crushed morocco binding, with cloth covered boards. Gilt detailing to back strip. Rubbing to front and rear joint. Marks to morocco of front and rear board. Hinges starting, with boards holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned due to paper type, with the odd spot or light handling mark. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .