British Sporting and Animal Prints 1658-1874 (Paul Mellon Collection)
by Snelgrove, Dudley
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0905005546
- ISBN 13
- 9780905005546
- Seller
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DeLand, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New Haven, CT: Yale Center for British Art, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine.
The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Dust Jacket is in a new clear protective Mylar sleeve with only a hint of handling. Illustrated with 114 full page plates of which 25 are in colour.. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality.The foundation of the Paul Mellon Collection of Sporting Prints was undoubtedly the collection made by the late Duke of Gloucester. In the 25 years since its acquisition, subsequent additions have almost doubled its size and it now includes choice items from previous collections which have been dispersed.
The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Dust Jacket is in a new clear protective Mylar sleeve with only a hint of handling. Illustrated with 114 full page plates of which 25 are in colour.. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality.The foundation of the Paul Mellon Collection of Sporting Prints was undoubtedly the collection made by the late Duke of Gloucester. In the 25 years since its acquisition, subsequent additions have almost doubled its size and it now includes choice items from previous collections which have been dispersed.
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- Bookseller
- Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA] (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010500
- Title
- British Sporting and Animal Prints 1658-1874 (Paul Mellon Collection)
- Author
- Snelgrove, Dudley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover in Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0905005546
- ISBN 13
- 9780905005546
- Publisher
- Yale Center for British Art
- Place of Publication
- New Haven, CT
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- British Isles; England; Angling; Hunting; Foxes and Hounds; English Country Life; Illustrated Books & History of the Image
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