The Sporting Magazine or Monthly Calendar of the Transactions of The Turf - The Chase and Every Other Diversion Interesting to the Man of Pleasure, Enterprise and Spirit

"The Sporting Magazine (1792-1870) was the first English sporting periodical to devote itself to every type of sport. Its subtitle was "Monthly Calendar of the Transactions of the Turf, the Chase and Every Other Diversion Interesting to the Man of Pleasure, Enterprize, and Spirit". By the early 1820s, the magazine was the fourth best-selling monthly periodical in London. However, it was still badly organized, information on varying topics simply being heaped together. Occasionally the magazine would copy articles from newspapers, but the coverage it offered was excellent, embodied by the detailed calendar of forthcoming events that appeared every month. Improvements in communications generated rapid information dissemination and this inevitably favoured the daily and weekly press rather than the monthly, especially those that began devoting serious coverage to sport."

Front cover detached. Heavy wear and some damage to original covers and spine as shown. No loose pages. Pages showing typical ageing with some staining and foxing to prelims. Contains ALL 12 plates + Vignette. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.