blew robert w (3 Ergebnisse)

Stapled wraps. Zustand: Very good. 48p. Centerfold has color photographs of the covers of all indexed volumes. Limited edition of 450 copies. Color plates. (9-3/4"x6-3/4").

Wraps. Zustand: Very good. 93p. Includes articles on the California Gold Rush of 1849, specifically on guide books, mining implements, mail delivery, women, and its impact on California law. (9-3/4"x6-3/4").

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Henry Alken; J. F. Herring, Jr.; E. Corbet; W. Smith (illustrator). Extensive guide to fox hunting and the proper care of hounds, delightfully illustrated with 12 colour plates. Seventh edition.In publisher's original red cloth binding with gilt detail.With 12 hand-coloured plates by, among others, prominent artist Henry Alken, best known for his sports illustrations. Includes a frontispiece by equine artist John Frederick Herring Jr. Collated, complete.With the bookplate of John Ponsonby to the front paste down.From the knowledgable Robert T. Vyner and edited by William Charles Arlington Blew, author of Light Horses: Breeds and Management (1894). This work extensively details the particulars of caring for hounds in relation to fox-hunting. Includes chapters on the importance of the correct kennel, diseases and their cures and also on accomplished sportsmen and relevant hunting anecdotes. In original publisher's red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with slight bumping and rubbing, resulting in minor loss of cloth noticeable to the joints and spine tips. The occasional mark to both boards. Bookplate of John Ponsonby to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound with the odd unopened page. Pages relatively bright and clean with spotting heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good. book.