[COLOR-PLATE BOOKS]. HOWITT, [Samuel, 1756?-1822]. British Sports. London: No. 1 Ackermann?s Repository of Arts, 1809. Oblong 12mo. 28 hand-colored plates of sporting scenes, including title-page. No text pages. Approximately 5 x 8 ??. Beautifully bound by Zaehnsdorf in contemporary full red straight-grain morocco, boards with 5 rules, front board and spine lettered in gilt, spine paneled in gilt in compartments, five raised bands, gilt board edges and turn-ins, marbled endleaves, all edges gilt (some wear, toning, soiling to binding, hinges starting, short tear to lower margin of title-page, some foxing, thumbsoiling to plates, one plate trimmed a bit short at lower margin (no apparent loss of text), some plates appear to have offsetting from text leaves - text leaves not present). Still, a very good copy. FIRST EDITION OF THIS UNCOMMON HAND-COLORED SPORTING BOOK. Paper watermarked ?Whatman 1808?.