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Egan, Pierce.
Pierce Egan's Book of Sports, and Mirror of Life: Embracing The Turf, The Chase, The Ring, and The Stage interspersed with Original Memoirs of Sporting Men etc.
Publisher: Printed for T.T. and J. Tegg, London;
Date of Publication: 1832
Stock Code: 8121
FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. iv, 414. Vignette to title page and numerous engravings throughout, mainly large head-piece engravings to chapters. Emerald green half-calf with 5 raised bands, gilt titles to red label to spine, gilt floral decoration to compartments and marbled paper-covered boards. Spine slightly sunned and rubbed; edges and corners scuffed. Scattered light foxing, heavier to title page, with minor stains. Small grouse shotting newspaper clipping pasted to margin p. 376; no annotation or inscriptions. Comprehensive compendium of sporting lore, originally published in parts. Subject matter includes racing, boxing, theatre and a wide variety of other pastimes including cricket and fencing. £120.00