A cockney's shooting season, in Suffolk / by Henry Alken ; containing the remarkable adventures that actually occurred to a young cit on a visit to his friends in that county.
Published / Created:
London : Published by Thomas M'Lean, 1822.
Physical Description:
16 p., [6] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 39 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsNC1479.A45 C63 1822+ OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Abbey, J.R. Life in England in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 384BEIN 2005 Folio 149: Bookplate of Alfred Barmore Maclay. Original wrappers bound in.In verse.Printed by W. Lewis, Finch-lane, Cornhill.Snelgrove, D. British sporting and animal prints, 48Tooley, R.V. English books with coloured plates, 1790-1860, 22BAC: British Art Center copy is the Abbey copy. Bound in original brown printed wrappers. Publisher's advertisements on back cover. Advertisement for McLean's "Sporting repository," 1 leaf, laid in at front.
Contents:
First view of a point, "What makes the stupid dog stand so?" -- First view of a woodcock, "Mark that thing there, with the long bill!" -- First shot flying, "He flies off his charger, and the birds fly away" -- Ox bird, or Stint shooting, "A signal of distress" -- First shot at a hare, "I've hit one of them, by George" -- The best shot of all, "I'll never touch a gun more. I give you my pledge."
Subject Terms:
Hunting -- Great Britain -- Caricatures and cartoons. | English wit and humor, Pictorial. | Satire, English. | Sports -- Great Britain -- Caricatures and cartoons. | McLean, Thomas -- Publisher. | Lewis, W. -- Printer. | Maclay, Alfred Barmore -- Bookplate.