Colonel Weatherford and His Friends
by Grand, Gordon (1883-1950)
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Dust Jacket As Issued
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About This Item
Lyon Mississippi: The Derrydale Press, 1991. Limited Edition. A Near Fine Hardcover in a Slipcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket As Issued. J. Alden Twachtman.
Limited Edition of 2500 copies. Illustrations by J. Alden Twachtman First published by Derrydale in 1934, this second volume of short stories by Gordon Grand Featuring Colonel Weatherford and his Millbeck hounds, the warm and humorous stories are ideal for fireside reading for young and old.
Red leather, Gilt titles and front decoration, all edges gilt; pictorial color endpages. 8vo, 9.5 inches tall; 242 pages. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling with faint rubbing on the vertical center of the spine; Unread.. Background Information:
Gordon Grand was a successful New York businessman who rode with the Millbrook Hunt, was widely praised for his literary accomplishments is widely considered a recognized authority on the background and tradition of American fox-hunting and one of the very best and most accomplished sporting writers.
Ref: Biscotti, Six Centuries of Foxhunting,160; Sporting Books, 165; Drawing Covert, Blog
Limited Edition of 2500 copies. Illustrations by J. Alden Twachtman First published by Derrydale in 1934, this second volume of short stories by Gordon Grand Featuring Colonel Weatherford and his Millbeck hounds, the warm and humorous stories are ideal for fireside reading for young and old.
Red leather, Gilt titles and front decoration, all edges gilt; pictorial color endpages. 8vo, 9.5 inches tall; 242 pages. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling with faint rubbing on the vertical center of the spine; Unread.. Background Information:
Gordon Grand was a successful New York businessman who rode with the Millbrook Hunt, was widely praised for his literary accomplishments is widely considered a recognized authority on the background and tradition of American fox-hunting and one of the very best and most accomplished sporting writers.
Ref: Biscotti, Six Centuries of Foxhunting,160; Sporting Books, 165; Drawing Covert, Blog
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- Bookseller
- Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA] (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014545
- Title
- Colonel Weatherford and His Friends
- Author
- Grand, Gordon (1883-1950)
- Illustrator
- J. Alden Twachtman
- Format/Binding
- A Near Fine Hardcover in a Slipcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket As Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Derrydale Press
- Place of Publication
- Lyon Mississippi
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Hunting; Foxes and Hounds; New England; Sport and Recreation; Horses; Hunting Dogs; New England
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