Wildrake george tattersall (8 Ergebnisse)

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

Original Brown Ribbed Cloth. Zustand: General Cover Wear. No Jacket. First Edition. Rebacked with original spine laid-down. New endpapers. Gilt winner's cup on front cover remains bright. Elaborately-engraved title-page is browned and heavily foxed. Date on spine is "1841", with no date on title-page. We have seen the 1843 edition called the second edition, thus we are calling this a first edition--although we have also seen a copy possibly dated "1840". This copyhas a total of sixty-five illustrations; 36 full-page steel engravings of great racehorses, 10 full-page plates of prominent racing ghentlemen, and 19 textual wood-cuts. Cololated complete. Some plates are foxed at margins, never heavy. Several tissue-guards remain. Covers are worn at edges and faded. BUT it is rare indeed to find this volume in its original binding, most having been rebound. 271pp. + 8 pages of adverts. Wildrake was the pseudonym for George Tattersall (1817-1849) of the famous London racing family. He was a sporting artist and architect. Size: Large Octavo.…

Leather. Zustand: Good. An early edition of George Tattersall's highly illustrated work on English race horses, including portraits of the winning horses of recent years at the Derby, Oaks and St Leger races. An early edition, with this work first appearing in 1844. Written by George Tattersall under the pseudonym "Wildrake". Tattersall was an English sporting artist and architect, whose family ran the Tattersall horse market. He published a number of works on English horse racing, in a variety of edition, notably an expanded version of this 'Pictorial Gallery', published in 1850. This particular edition contains a gallery and information surrounding English race horses, with portraits of all the winning horses of the Derby, Oaks and St. Leger stakes from the previous thirteen years. Also including a history of the principal operations of the turf, with sketches of some of its most distinguished members. Very scarce in this early edition. Illustrated with seventy-four engravings, after paintings by Cooper, Herring, Hancock and others, including an extra, illustrated title page. Lacking plate of Miss Letty to page 172. Plates to page 33, 71 and 208 are bound in a different location to that stated on the list of illustrations page.Bound in half morocco with cloth boards. Renewed endpapers and blanks.With a newspaper clipping entitled 'Former Winners of the Derby' from 1780-1871 tipped-in to front blank. Bound in half morocco with cloth boards. Renewed endpapers and blanks. Externally, sound with some rubbing to the joints and extremities, causing a little loss to leather. Crack along the rear joint, board tenderly held. Hinges are strained, more so to the rear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with scattered spotting in places, heavier to the plates and to the illustrated title page and frontispiece. Article tipped-in to front blank. Illustrated title page and frontispiece loosening, and may detach with further handling. Good. Various (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A First Printing in full red morocco with gilt titles and decorations. Five raised bands. A beautifully bound copy with original covers and spine pasted to 3 pages at back. Previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown. Housed in a Fine red cloth box 299pp 8vo.…

First edition. 8vo. iv, 271, (1) pp. Published blindstamped ribbed brown cloth, gilt to the spine and upper board, later pictorial bookplate of Walter H. Eckersley to the front free endpaper, ownership inscription of another prior owner, the racehorse trainer Frank Hartigan of Weyhill, to the front pastedown. 65 illustrations including frontispiece, illustrated title page and 44 plates plus the others in the text. Neatly rebacked preserving much of the original spine, else very good. Decorative title page undated, the date above taken from the spine lettering. A second edition with a dated letterpress title page appeared two years later.…

Second Edition. Octavo (25cm). Full red crushed morocco, tooled in gilt with hunting devices, all edges gilt; marbled paper endpapers, gilt-tooled leather turn-ins; [iv],iv,300pp; frontispiece, decorative title page, and 50 full-page plates, with additional in-text wood engravings. A straight copy, lower edge rubbed, spine slightly darkened, with cracks to front joint at head and tail, occasional foxing, final leaf with partial tear at gutter: around Very Good. George Tattersall was a member of the family that founded and operated Tattersall's horse market. He was known for his sporting illustrations (though this book includes illustrations by multiple artists, in addition to Tattersall's scenes) and as a sporting architect. Bespoke binding by Bayntun of Bath, with his stamp to front turn-in. …

Second edition with additions, completing the work to January, 1843. With 55 engraved plates including engraved frontispece, engraved title & vignettes in the text Illus, after Herring, A. Cooper, H. Alken etc. iv, 300pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Loder 161 Half contemporary red morocco and marblked boards.VG With 55 engraved plates including engraved frontispece, engraved title & vignettes in the text Illus, after Herring, A. Cooper, H. Alken etc. iv, 300pp. 1 vols. 8vo Second edition with additions, completing the work to January, 1843.…