SPORTING SCENES AND SUNDRY SKETCHES; Being the Miscellaneous Writings of J. Cypress, Jr.; Edited

by Frank Forester i.e., Henry William Herbert by William P. Hawes

$125 · Offered by Bartleby's Books

First edition

New York: Gould, Banks & Co., 1842. First edition. 12mo. Two volumes: vi, 241; vi, 231 pp. Engraved plates; half-title to each volume. The first appearance of Herbert's pseudonym Frank Forester. BAL 8068, Binding state A sequence, if any, not fully established . Phillips, p. 163. Original blindstamped brown cloth, gilt spine title. Spine ends and corners chipped. Front joint of volume one split, some foxing, owners' names, still a good, tight set. Item

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