Thoughts on Hunting. In a series of familiar letters to a Friend
de [Beckford, Peter]
- Usado
- First
- Estado
- Bound in original paper spine and marbled boards, TOTALLY UNCUT. Full brown morocco solander box
- Librería
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New York, New York, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Sarum: Printed by E. Easton : Sold by P. Elmsley in the Strand; J. Ridley, St. James's Street; London and W. Sollers, Blandford, 1781. First edition, with half-title. Two engraved plates at end, depicting the plan and elevation of a kennel. [10], 334 pp. LACKING the engraved frontispiece depicting the Goddess Diana. 1 vols. 8vo (8-1/4 x 6-3/4 inches). Bound in original paper spine and marbled boards, TOTALLY UNCUT. Full brown morocco solander box. First edition, with half-title. Two engraved plates at end, depicting the plan and elevation of a kennel. [10], 334 pp. LACKING the engraved frontispiece depicting the Goddess Diana. 1 vols. 8vo (8-1/4 x 6-3/4 inches). The definitive statement on foxhunting and hound management, written after many years of practical experience by an eloquent squire and former M.P.; its teachings form the basis of modern foxhunting. The work has gone into numerous editions, few of them so physically attractive as the original. Podeschi 64; Schwerdt I, p. 56; Gee, Sportsman's Library p. 8 ("The corner-stone of a huntsman's library"); Biscotti, Six Centuries of Foxhunting, pp. 40-41
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- Librería
- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 240117
- Título
- Thoughts on Hunting. In a series of familiar letters to a Friend
- Autor
- [Beckford, Peter]
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Two engraved plates at end, depicting the plan and elevation of a kennel. [10], 334 pp. LACKING the engraved frontispiece depict
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bound in original paper spine and marbled boards, TOTALLY UNCUT. Full brown morocco solander box
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition, with half-title
- Editorial
- Printed by E. Easton : Sold by P. Elmsley in the Strand; J. Ridley, St. James's Street; London and W. Sollers, Blandford
- Lugar de publicación
- Sarum
- Fecha de publicación
- 1781
- Palabras clave
- Foxhunting | Incompletes | Boards
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Sets & Fine Bindings; Sports & Games;
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James Cummins Bookseller
Miembro de Biblio desde 2009
New York, New York
Sobre James Cummins Bookseller
Founded in 1978 by James Cummins, the firm has grown to include two New Jersey locations as well as the main store at 699 Madison Avenue (between 62nd and 63rd Streets) in New York City.Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (During July & August, until 4:00 p.m. on Fridays.)The Madison Avenue store is a seventh-floor oasis for book-lovers, a quiet and pleasantly furnished book room with a carefully chosen, expertly catalogued and broad-based selection of fine and rare books, autographs, manuscripts, and works of art. We have built notable private collections for American and international clients. Our stock is always changing, and our steady input from private buying and public auctions assures our clients of new surprises (and temptations!) at each visit. Our stock covers a wide range of collecting interests, with particular emphasis in the following fields: British and American Literature, Sporting Books, Private Press and Illustrated Books, 19th-Century Color Plate Books, Americana, Travel, Sets and Fine Bindings, History, and Authors' Manuscripts and Letters. Our catalogued inventory exceeds 50,000 titles, much of which can be searched on the internet. In addition, our New Jersey warehouse contains over 400,000 books in all subject areas. We might have the books you're looking for.
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