APPERLEY, CHARLES J. The Life of a Sportsman. By Nimrod. 36 hand-colored aquatint plates by Henry Alken. 8vo, full red crushed levant with triple gilt borders, six spine compartments with gilt lettering in two and sporting motifs in four, by Zaehnsdorf, spine slightly but evenly darkned, joints and a few areas along spine a bit rubbed; scattered average foxing, mostly to preliminaries and endleaves, a few pages toned, front hinge cracked; large bookplate of Edward Motley Weld to front pastedown; plain cloth slipcase. first edition, first issue. Tooley 65; Schwerdt I, 36. London: Ackerman, Eclipse Sporting Gallery, 1842