The Old English Squire. A jovial gay fox hunter, bold, frank and free: a poem in ten cantos CARELESS John [pseud of CHATTO William Andrew 1799-1864?] Publisher: Thomas M'Lean Publish Year: 1822 Publish Place: London: 26, Haymarket Illustrator: One of the Family Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 007951 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: 1st Edition Inscription: Unknown £925 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information With Twenty Four Humorous hand coloured plates, being a spoof on British Sporting Society First edition, large paper copy, in contemporary half red morocco over worn boards, corners & edges bumped & worn. Spine, re-laid, retaining the old, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, half title, frontis, [5], (vi-viii), [1], 2-136 pp, 24 pls (unnumbered, hand coloured, & dated 1821-1822), with the half title, bookplate to fpd (A Edward Newton 1864-1940 - Oak Knoll [Books]), armorial stamp to fep, some light offsetting, watermarked Whatman 182?. Housed in a red cloth box and a red quarter calf cloth slipcase. (272*180 mm). (Tooley 128. Abbey Life 387. Schwerdt I:95. Prideaux 305) In addition to Careless, Chatto also used Joseph Fume & Stephen Oliver as pseudonyms. An excellent example.
