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Thoughts on Hunting
by Peter Beckford
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1911. Cloth. Good. 10.5" by 8". G. Denholm Armour. A beautifully illustrated collection of essays on hunting, written by the master hunter Sir Peter Beckford. 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.Illustrated with a tipped-in colour frontispiece, and twenty-four tipped-in colour plates.Beckford was a landowner and huntsman who is best known for this work, which was originally published in 1781.Illustrated by George Denholm Armour.With an introduction by E. D. Cuming.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.Bookplate to the front pastedown, 'Cazenove'. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with some fading to the spine and front board. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Some marks to the boards and spine. Light spots to the fore edge. Front hinge is starting but firm. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots. Small amount of loss to the title page. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 747P38
- Title
- Thoughts on Hunting
- Author
- Peter Beckford
- Illustrator
- G. Denholm Armour
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Size
- 10.5" by 8"
- Keywords
- Thoughts on Hunting hunting peter beckford g. denholm arthur hunting huntsman letters
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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