Author: EDWARDS LIONEL
Title: My Hunting Sketch Book
Description: London, Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1928, First Edition. Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ill.: Lionel Edwards. Beige cloth with title label to upper board, The label has two small splashes of water marking, Small tear to cloth at head of spine, Small area of bubbling to cloth on the lower board (minor), Some minor discolouration due to dust soiling to the cloth, Dust jacket is in reasonably complete state with chipping to head and tail of spine and corners of the panels, the spine edges are worn through at about 50% of the length, There is a 3 inch tear across front panel not affecting text, and a water stain as well, This DW is a beige colour that is soiled and age toned, and it has the title and authors name in black on front panel and no other decoration etc, the rear panel has an advertisement for "Books for the Sportsmans Library",The DW is only Fair but still 'serviceable', Tricky pagination as text pages face plates and there are also many blank leaves also, Preface and Contents xiii 28 numbered text pages, 14 mounted colour plates + frontis Contents; Preface, The Bicester, Hertfordshire,Whaddon Chase, V.W.H. (Cirencester), Earl of Berkeley's, Cottesmore, Fernie's, Pytchley, Duke of Beaufort's, Warwickshire, South Staffordshire, York and Ainsty, Devon and Somerset Staghounds, and The Four Burrow hunts, Each being a one page note by author about the hunt and the sketch he has painted as a reminiscence of it, Generally VG in FAir to Good DW. Very Good/Fair.

Keywords: Horse and Hounds the Hunt Fox-Hunting English Hunting Lionel Edwards


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