Peter d denholm (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. From the Library of a Ceramics Collector.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. A collection of essays on hunting, written by the master hunter Sir Peter Beckford, with colour illustrations throughout. An illustrated work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the front board. Illustrated with a tipped-in colour frontispiece, and twenty-four tipped-in colour plates by George Denholm Armour. A collection of letters pondering the subject of hunting, written by the renowned huntsman Sir Peter Beckford. The work guides the reader on the art of foxhunting, with an introduction by E. D. Cuming. Beckford was a landowner and huntsman who is best known for this work, which was originally published in 1781. Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with the odd mark to the boards. Fading to the spine and to the upper extremities of the front board. Small section of damp staining to the tail of the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with light scattered spotting. Good. George Denholm Armour (illustrator). book.…

Zustand: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back and front, slate grey lining papers. 4to. 10½'' x 8¼''. Contains tipped-in colour frontispiece (xxiii), 155 pp with 24 captioned paper-guarded colour plates mounted on grey slate card stock. 'Presentation Copy' stamp to the title page, from the private library of J. F. K. Lockhart, with his coat of arms bookplate to the front paste down, a little sunning down the spine and across the cover edges and in Very Good condition. Heavy volume weighing 2.2 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside of the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. divided HUNTS & GAME SHOOTING.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. A brightly illustrated edition of Sir Peter Beckford's letters on hunting, illustrated by George Denholm Armour. A brightly illustrated edition of this classic work on fox hunting, first published in 1781.This work contains a collection of letters from renowned landowner huntsman Sir Peter Beckford regarding matters in relations to fox hunting, forming an instructional and informative guide to the reader.Illustrated with twenty five tipped in colour plates, including frontispiece, from British painter and illustrator George Denholm Armour, whose work regularly depicted horses, riding, and country life. Collated, complete.Containing the ink signature of a previous owner to the front free-endpaper: 'Bertrand Harver, 1911'.This copy came from the library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire, the previous home of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie (1902-1968). She was an English socialite and through her mother was the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt stamping to the front board and spine. Externally, bright, with some shelf wear. A tear in the cloth to the front board. Spine has faded slightly. Previous owner's ink signature to the front free-endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Very Good. G. Denholm (illustrator). book.…