SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Aug. 7, 1858  It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Agriculture, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 
Page 3 has a wonderful article: "Life On A Plantation" being a letter from Dr. Robert Gibbes: "...a medical gentleman who attended the slaves upon several of the principal plantations of the state (Alabama) for many years...involved in their treatment of the slaves...". One of his studies was on: "Wade Hampton's Estate", later to become a famous Confederal General in the Civil War.
The focus is on the medical treatment and care of slaves, with a great analysis of this aspect of plantation life rarely reported.
Twelve pages, 12 1/4 by 17 3/4 inches, a sporting-themed engraving in the masthead, great condition.