Author: W. Bromley-Davenport
Title: Sport
Description: London, Chapman and Hall, 1888. Leather. A handsomely rebound new edition of this charmingly illustrated work regarding hunting. A new edition. First published in 1885. Handsomely rebound in half calf with marbled boards. With a page of publisher's advertisements to the front of the work. Profusely illustrated throughout by Lt Gen H. Hope Crealocke. Henry Hope Crealocke was a British soldier, artist and author, best known for his wartime sketches published in the periodical The Illustrated London News. This charming work details the author's experiences regarding foxhunting, salmon fishing, covert shooting and deer stalking, also containing a number of charming poems on the subject. In a half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally very smart with slight rubbing to the joints, extremities and spine. Slight cracking to the spine. The odd mark to the boards. Front hinge slightly strained. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just the odd spot and marginal age toning. Very Good . Ill.: H. Hope Crealocke. Very Good .

Keywords: Hunting H. Hope Crealocke W. Bromley-Davenport The Illustrated London News H. Hope Crealocke H. Hope Crealocke


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