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Thoughts on Hunting. In a series of familiar letters to a Friend
by [Beckford, Peter]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Bound in original paper spine and marbled boards, TOTALLY UNCUT. Full brown morocco solander box
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
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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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 240117
- Title
- Thoughts on Hunting. In a series of familiar letters to a Friend
- Author
- [Beckford, Peter]
- Format/Binding
- Two engraved plates at end, depicting the plan and elevation of a kennel. [10], 334 pp. LACKING the engraved frontispiece depict
- Book Condition
- Used - Bound in original paper spine and marbled boards, TOTALLY UNCUT. Full brown morocco solander box
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, with half-title
- Publisher
- Printed by E. Easton : Sold by P. Elmsley in the Strand; J. Ridley, St. James's Street; London and W. Sollers, Blandford
- Place of Publication
- Sarum
- Date Published
- 1781
- Keywords
- Foxhunting | Incompletes | Boards
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sets & Fine Bindings; Sports & Games;
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James Cummins Bookseller
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About James Cummins Bookseller
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