This book is titled by Nimrod titled "The Chace, The Turf, And The Road", with illustrations by Henry Alken and a portrait by D. Maclise, R. A., the book was published in London by John Murray in 1837, in a fine binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, and it is a first edition with black and white plates, instead of colored plates. The book is an account of fox-hunting in the 1800's and other equestrian sports; it was originally published as a series in the Quarterly Review, and this is the first time it was published in book form, and in much better condition than the previous lot. The book has five raised bands, six gilt-ruled compartments with two labels, gilt lettering, elaborate gilt tooling and "1837" in gilt on the spine, triple gilt-fillet borders on polished calf covers, wide gilt dentelles with patterned endpapers, "Sangorski & Sutcliffe London" stamped in small letters on the first blank endpaper, then a stipple-engraved portrait of Nimrod with a facsimile signature on the frontispiece, a tissue guard, the title page, which is dated "MDCCCXXXVII" at the bottom [1837], a one-page Preface, one page of Contents, an Alphabetical Table of Contents for the Chase, one for the Road, and another for the Turf, which makes a total of thirteen pages (a3 - xvii) for the Alphabetical Table, a two-page List of Plates, the text, which runs from B through page 301, then a leaf with the Printer's information - the book was printed in London by A. Spottiswoode at New-Street-Square - then two pages of Standard Works Published by Mr. Murray, four pages of Miscellaneous Works by Oliver Goldsmith, the original spine and binding in green cloth bound in at the rear, and the top edge is gilt. It also has the plain stipple-engraved frontispiece and the thirteen other plates, but all the plates are black-and-white and not hand-colored, and there are no tissue guards for any of the plates, except for the frontispiece. The second edition was issued in London in 1843 and had only 258 pages of text and eleven plates, so this is clearly not a second edition, but a first edition with uncolored plates. Nimrod was a pseudonym for Charles James Apperley (1777 - 1843), a Welsh sportsman from an English family and sporting writer known for his works on foxhunting and equestrian sports; between 1805 and 1820 he devoted himself to fox hunting, around 1820 he adopted the name Nimrod and began writing articles for The Sporting Magazine on horse races, hunt meets, and other sporting events, and he was best known for his "The Life of A Sportsman" and "The Memoirs of The Late John Mytton". Sangorski and Sutcliffe was one of the top bookbinding firms in London in the 1800's and 1900's, and a book decorated by them with jewels and diamonds went down on the Titanic in 1912. Henry Alken (1785 - 1851) was an English painter and engraver of sporting scenes who often worked with Nimrod. The book is 8 vo. and measures 8 7/8 x 6 in. wide and is in great condition. It has a tight binding, bright gilt, clean pages and text, with just a tad of rubbing at the heel and crown and at the tips, a couple of pages and plates have light brown spots in the margins, and a couple of pages have small nicks on the edges and that's it. We couldn't find this book bound by Sangorksi & Sutcliffe anywhere, so a rare binding for this title, and a chance to own a book by Nimrod and enjoy the sporting life as it was way back when. #101 #1640