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Leicester: Edgar Backus, 1931. Heavy dampstaining and foxing to exterior, spine heavily discoloured, chipped foot of spine. Foxed closed edges and endpapers with slight damp wrinkling to some pages, period ink inscrip. to ffep, else pp clean and bright, tight bind.. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 4to.

Leicester: Edgar Backus, 1931. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 11.5" by 9". John Ferneley. A signed first edition of this biographical study of British artist John Ferneley, illustrated with his own work. The first edition of this work, signed by the author, Major Guy Paget, to the front pastedown. Paget was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician, who alongside this work published a number of biographies of Medieval Women.This work is a biographical study of the English painter John Ferneley, regarded as one of Britain's great equine artists, and known for his paintings of horses and hunting scenes.Illustrated with numerous plates, including seven full colour reproductions of Ferneley's paintings. Collated, complete.The discovery of Ferneley's account book prompted the production of this work, and several of his entries are reproduced, including information on his earnings from a large number of paintings and sketches.With the bookplate of Christian Simonds to the front pastedown. In… Read More

Edgar Backus. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 1931 Edition de Luxe on handmade paper with an original drawing by the Ferneleys inserted, illustrated, half title, cloth, dust jacket creased and torn tape repaired. From The Wakely Collection - The property of the late Dr Peter Wakely, his late to first blank page. Book is in very good condition, bright and clean tanne dedge paper, foxing to end papers. Dust Jacket poor with tae repairs protected in platstic, creases and tears to edges. Published by Edgar Backus, Leicester. Inv U5A6 1931 SIGNED