Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq. Nimrod [Charles James Apperley] History & Culture

A wonderful example of the desired second edition Nimrod's biography of British rake, John 'Mad Jack' Mytton, in the publisher's cloth and housed in a Hyman Zucker morocco slip case. The preferred second edition of this work, with additions to the text, and with six extra hand-coloured plates and with three new plates replacing three from the first edition. In the first state of the publisher's original cloth binding, bearing the date to the back strip tail. With sensitive archival restoration to back strip head and joint heads and tails, retaining the original endpapers.The later variant of this second edition, with frontispiece engraved by E. Duncan (rather than Alken), and with 'filly' spelt 'filley' to plate 9. Tooley, 'English Books with Coloured Plates, 1790 to 1860', 67.Housed in a custom morocco case by Hyman Zucker of Philadelphia, a noteworthy printer and binder whose skills were reputed as rivalling those of Parisian ateliers.Illustrated with an engraved title page, and with eighteen hand-coloured aquatint plates, including a frontispiece, from H. Alken and T. J. Rawlins.Collated, complete.With eight pages of advertisements to the rear.Known for his eccentric behaviour, this is a wonderful biography of the British Rake John Mytton, a notable figure in Regency era England, who was briefly a Conservative MP. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With sensitive archival restoration to back strip head and joint heads and tails, retaining the original endpapers. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with light fraying to back strip head and to cloth at joints. Fading and light rubbing to gilt of front board. Hinges strained, but firmly held. In a signed morocco slip case, with scorch marks to back strip, most concentrated to back strip head. Head of front joint of slip case starting, with panel firmly held. Light rubbing to slip case back strip head. Internally, firmly bound. Frontispiece very tenderly held to the head only, and lacking tissue guard. Plates otherwise retain tissue guards. Handling marks to engraved title page, which is lightly age toned. Text leaves clean and bright, with the odd spot to plate perimeters. Neat repair to closed tear to fore edge of 'List of Plates'. Very Good