edward pyne (6 Ergebnisse)

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

8vo. 23.3cm x 16cm . Signed by the author: Dedication to front free-endpaper reads; " With best wishes to Mrs Alington & Hester From Edw. Pyne 15 Feb 1940 " . pp.56. Clean text throughout with 5 black & white full-page photos (including frontis). Chapter headings include: Youthul days; My First Ride With Hounds; A Fatal Accident; Cast Army Horses; Point-To-Points And Stag Hunting; Letters (first published in "The Field" ). Blue-grey boards with dulled gilt titles, edges rubbed. G+ . Very Scarce!

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A signed copy of Pyne's very scarce memoirs of his hunting experiences. In the original cloth binding. Signed by the author to the front free end paper. Frontispiece depicts the author and his family, and 4 further plates. Pyne's anecdotes of his hunting experiences from the age of 17, with some descriptions of point-to-point races, many descriptions of horses, and a list of injuries that he endured. Two letters to the rear that were published in The Field Magazine. In the original cloth binding. Externally very smart, with some sunning, wear to the head of the spine, and a small stain to the front board. Internally, binding is generally firm except for some strain at pages 16/17. Pages bright and clean, with some spotting to the first and last pages. Very Good. signed by author. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. London: Fisher, 1831 (pp. 102). Quarto (28 cm) in half morocco over marbled paper, four raised bands, gilt titles and decorations; 102 fine engraved views (12 cm x 16 cm) by Robert Tallis (?) with tissue guards, two per plate, accompanied by historical commentary on the chapel, waterfront, tower, or country house. Occasional minor damp staining largely confined to margins of last few plates. Very good.