analysis hunting field being series von surtees robert (19 Ergebnisse)

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

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

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. xi + 323 + 7 colour plates. 7 x 5 inch. Still bound and interior in nice clean condition. no names nor inscriptions. Slightly cocked.

hardcover. Zustand: Acceptable. Spine,cover and edges shows wear. Unopened leaves.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Type: Book No Jacket.All 7 plates present.

Zustand: New. KlappentextMany of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, usi.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Somerset, R.S. Surtees Society, 1989 (facsimile edition)/ 1846. Octavo, [xi], vi, 338 pages with 43 illustrations plus 7 'highly coloured' plates by H. Alken. Gilt-pictorial maroon synthetic cloth slightly bumped at the extremities; an excellent copy in the good slipcase (rubbed and bumped).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Henry Alken (illustrator). Limited Edition. Limited edition of 500 unnumbered copies. Small 4to, xv + pp306 complete with 13 coloured plates and 43 illustration in the text by Henry Alken with descriptive tissue guards. Hardcover, no jacket. Binding of half maroon leather over red boards with 5 raised bands, gilt titles and tooled gilt lines to spine in very good condition with a little rubbing to edges of spine and bottom edge with some loss of leather to bottom tips of boards and a few minor marks to boards. Inside, bar the odd spot of foxing all pages and plates in excellent clean and bright condition, no aging or toning. A lovely copy of this limited edition which famously satirically explored the key characters and archetypes of fox hunting by Surtees, editor, novelist, and sporting writer who William Morris described as "a master of life". It is superbly illustrated by Henry Thomas Alken an English painter and engraver chiefly known as a caricaturist and illustrator of sporting subjects and coaching scenes.

hardback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, handsomely bound in twentieth century full red morocco by Bayntun of Bath raised bands to spine, boards ruled gilt with sporting motifs to compartments of spine and to the corners of the boards, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. A faint water stain to the head of the printed title page, some marginal browning and dust spotting, a tightly bound copy. Hand coloured additional title with six further hand-coloured plates, b&w illustrations to the text, 326pp.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. H. Alken (illustrator). A wonderful facsimile copy of this work on hunting by sporting writer R. S. Surtees, with lovely colour plates. A facsimile copy of this work by Robert Smith Surtees as published by the R. S. Surtees Society.This volume is packed full of the wit and wisdom of Surtees and originally appeared in Bell's Life in London, a Sporting paper and gives an analysis of the Sporting season of 1845-6.Robert Smith Surtees was an English editor, novelist and sporting writer and is most remembered for his invented character of Jorrocks, a vulgar but good-natured sporting cockney grocer.With six beautiful colour plates, originally by H. Alken.With twelve pages of adverts to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very attractive. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Gut. Gr.8°, 3 Bl., 326 S.,43 Text-Holzschnitte, Goldschnitt,gr.8°, illustr. goldgepr. Ln., Kupfertitel und Kupfertafeln fehlen, tw. leicht fleckig.

New Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth over boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 244p,[6]p of plates : ill.(some col.) ; 27cm. Subject; Hunting - Great Britain. Fox hunting - Anecdotes, facetiae, satire - England - 19th century. Other names; Alken, Henry Thomas (1784-1851), Surtees Society. Genre; text 1 Kg.

A Very Good Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good; Illustrations by Henry Alken, (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. This is one of Surtees few non-fiction works, taken from the sporting newspaper Bell's Life in London during the fox hunting season of 1845-6. Handsomely bound by Morrell in Full crimson morocco leather; Four raised spine bands with tittle and decorations; Dentelles embellished with gilt hunting motifs; Doublures to marbled endpages. Red silk place-holder ribbon. Original cloth and spine bound-in at rear. Bindings tight and square. Text clean, toned with scattered foxing. Moderate handling wear. Darkened spot upper area near the spin eon the front board. First Edition - Methuen, 1904. Six hand-colored aquatint plates, and extra title, with forty-three woodcuts engraved by Cook and CO. 4to; 26 cm. vi-326 pages. All plates present. Provenance: Large engraved armorial bookplate of James Allen Young (coat-of-arms beneath a crested helm, rococo cartouche, and Latin motto 'Nomen juvenis non mens,' . Surtees's fox-hunting classicmore social satire than manualparades the hunt's stock characters (masters, whips, black coats, bold riders, overdressed neophytes) and the rituals of a great meet, all delivered with dry, observational wit. The book helped cement Surtees's reputation as the comic anatomist of Victorian sporting life. Background: Robert Surtees was an English editor, novelist and sporting writer. He left for London in 1825, intending to practice law in the capital, but had difficulty making his way and began contributing to the Sporting Magazine. "His Novels are pre-eminent in the annals of sport".[ Kunitz] Henry Thomas Alken was an English painter and engraver chiefly known as a caricaturist and illustrator of sporting subjects and coaching scenes. REF: Tooley: 470; Prideaux; Nevil: 31; Kunitz: 597; Roy Young, Catalog: 236; Higginson: 55; Smith: 433. Subjects: Fox-hunting types and etiquette; Social comedy in the hunting field; Sporting literature; Victorian satire; Fox-hunting history; Illustrated books.

Hardcover. Illustrated by Alken, Henry (illustrator). First Edition. 326pp + 4pp ads. Red cloth stamped in gold on the front and the spine. Illustrated title and frontispiece, five inserted color plates and forty-three illustrations on wood by Henry Alken, engraved by Cook and Co. Housed in a custom chemise and red quarter morocco slipcase. With the bookplate of Reuben Jay Flick to front pastedown endpaper. Cloth is soiled, light scattered foxing throughout, spine a bit dulled. Small bookstore labels to pastedown endpapers, previous owner's name on front endpapers. About very good in a fine slipcase. ; Octavo.

Hardcover. Alken, Henry (illustrator). First edition. 326 pages. 25.5 x 17 cm. First issue, six hand-colored plates by Alken, all with tissue guards, additional pictorial vignette title, and forty-three illustrations on wood engraved by Cook. GORDON RAY p.36, said of Alken, "He worked in color aquatint in a style akin to that of Rowlandson and the early George Cruikshank, passing from the broader caricature in his early books to a more sober recording of the passing scene in his later." TOOLEY calls the red cloth a later binding, but notes copies in red do conform to the first issue text. Bookplates front and back cover pastedowns, minor spotting and toning to margins, backstrip extremities rubbed. Orig. red publisher's cloth decorated and lettered in gilt. Very good.

Leather. Zustand: Near Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A first edition of this hunting work by Robert Smith Surtees. First edition first issue with illustrated title dated 1846. With seven hand coloured aquatint plates by Alken including the frontispiece and illustrated title page. Henry Thomas Alken was an English painted and engraver chiefly known as a caricaturist and illustrator of sporting subjects and coaching scenes. Robert Smith Surtees was an English editor, novelist and sporting writer. He is best known for Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jolities and Mr Sponge's Sporting tour, and his other comedic novels. This is one of his few non fiction works, taken from the sporting newspaper Bell's life in London during the fox hunting season of 1845-6. In a crushed morocco binding by Root and Son. Gilt hunting tools and fox detailing. Original cloth bindings bound in. Externally, in lovely condition. Booksellers label to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright with occasional scattered spotting. Externally: FINE. Internally: VERY GOOD INDEED. Overall: NEAR FINE. Near Fine. book.

Roy. 8vo., First Edition thus, LARGE PAPER, with fine coloured frontispiece (original tissue guard captioned in red present), illustrated and printed titles, 12 fine coloured plates (all original tissue guards captioned in red present), and numerous monochrome illustrations in the text; most handsomely bound in red half morocco BY HENRY YOUNG OF LIVERPOOL, watered red silk boards ruled in gilt, back with five raised bands ruled in gilt, second compartment lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with sporting images, gilt top, marbled endpapers, fore-edge very faintly spotted else a splendid copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. EDITION LIMITED TO 500 COPIES. The binding is signed on front free endpaper verso. Sumptuous edition of a sporting classic in elegantly themed contemporary binding.

hardcover. Zustand: near fine. Alken, Henry; Cook. (illustrator). First. 6 hand colored plates plus colored vignette title by H(enry) Alken. 43 wood engraved text illustrations by Cook. Tall 8vo, full crimson morocco, elaborately decorated front and back in gilt with images of hounds, foxes and stylized foliage, red silk doublures, g.t. & gilt dentelles by Riviere; original red cloth cover & spine bound in; 4 pages of ads First issue, with plates dated November 1846; 2 armorial bookplates.

Hardcover. Alken, Henry (illustrator). First edition. 326 pages. Six hand-colored plates by Alken, with additional pictorial vignette title, and forty-three illustrations on wood engraved by Cook. GORDON RAY p.36, said of Alken, "He worked in color aquatint in a style akin to that of Rowlandson and the early George Cruikshank, passing from the broader caricature in his early books to a more sober recording of the passing scene in his later." Moderate foxing to first few text leaves, light to moderate toning beyond, plates clean, four pages of adverts at rear. Slight toning to backstrip. Orig. green cloth with pictorial front cover in gilt, sharp and bright. Front cover design replicated on back cover in blind. Aeg. Near fine in custom cloth slipcase.