Author: William A. Baillie-Grohman
Title: Sport in Art an Iconography of Sport
Description: London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co, [1919]. Cloth. An uncommon second edition copy of William Adolf Baillie Grohman's fascinating study of sport in art, specifically focusing on Europe and America from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century. Grohman was an Anglo-Austrian author, best known for his works on the history of hunting and other sports. Indeed, Grohman was a passionate collector of European sporting art, and developed an intense interest in the history and art of sport, building up an extensive library on hunting and game animals. As a culmination of these interests, in 1904 he produced a lavishly illustrated and authoritative edition of 'The Master of Game&apos. Due to the popularity of this work, Grohman went on to produce this work, 'Sport in Art, An Iconography of Sport ', drawing on his extensive historical knowledge of early sporting art gained through his own collecting and research, to produce this study of early depictions of hunting. With publisher's advertisements to the rear of the text. Collated, complete with two hundred and forty-three illustrations: including twenty nine plates, two of which are coloured. In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt title to front board and spine. Externally, slight bumping to extremities and head and tail of spine. Small section of loss to cloth of front board. Slight handling marks to rear board. Internally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean, with the odd spot to the occasional page. Light scattered spots to first and last few pages, and to the occasional page. The odd handling mark to the occasional page. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .
Keywords: Grohman Sport Art Iconography Sport Illustrated Uncommon Various
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Title: Sport in Art an Iconography of Sport
Description: London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co, [1919]. Cloth. An uncommon second edition copy of William Adolf Baillie Grohman's fascinating study of sport in art, specifically focusing on Europe and America from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century. Grohman was an Anglo-Austrian author, best known for his works on the history of hunting and other sports. Indeed, Grohman was a passionate collector of European sporting art, and developed an intense interest in the history and art of sport, building up an extensive library on hunting and game animals. As a culmination of these interests, in 1904 he produced a lavishly illustrated and authoritative edition of 'The Master of Game&apos. Due to the popularity of this work, Grohman went on to produce this work, 'Sport in Art, An Iconography of Sport ', drawing on his extensive historical knowledge of early sporting art gained through his own collecting and research, to produce this study of early depictions of hunting. With publisher's advertisements to the rear of the text. Collated, complete with two hundred and forty-three illustrations: including twenty nine plates, two of which are coloured. In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt title to front board and spine. Externally, slight bumping to extremities and head and tail of spine. Small section of loss to cloth of front board. Slight handling marks to rear board. Internally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean, with the odd spot to the occasional page. Light scattered spots to first and last few pages, and to the occasional page. The odd handling mark to the occasional page. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .
Keywords: Grohman Sport Art Iconography Sport Illustrated Uncommon Various
Price: GBP 125.00 = appr. US$ 178.50 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 632M16
- Book number: 632M16
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