Author: Charles Boner
Title: Chamois Hunting in the Mountains of Bavaria and in the Tyrol
Description: London, Chapman and Hall, 1860. Cloth. The second expanded edition of Charles Boner's account of hunting in Bavaria, a fascinating and exciting volume with chromolithograph plates. The second edition of this work.An exciting account of hunting in the Tyrol and the mountains of Bavaria, focusing on the sport of hunting chamois.Illustrated with a chromolithograph frontispiece, six chromolithograph plates, and nine vignettes, by Theodore Horschelt.Collated, complete.By Charles Boner.From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, from her library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire. After being widowed at 25, Audrey married the fabulously wealthy American department store heir, Marshall Field III, later divorcing him and marrying the Honorable Peter Pleydell-Bouverie. In 1940 she bought Julians Park and redesigned the interior. Her library was impressive, with many examples of her own bookbinding.Audrey was an extravagant socialite and renowned beauty, the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII (though she was also rumoured to be his daughter, or the lover of King Edward VIII), featured in the 'Book of Beauty' by Cecil Beaton. She had many high profile friends, such as Winston Churchill, Coco Chanel, Fred Astaire, and Nancy Mitford, a sparkling hostess of the Edwardian period, her hedonistic antics bringing her into the Bright Young Things. In the original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light marks to the boards, including a faint ringmark to the front board. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. Light rubbing to the spine label. Front hinge is a little strained but remains firm. Internally, binding strained. Pages are bright with some scattered spots, a little heavier to the plates. Very small patch of wear to the tail of the preface leaf. Frontispiece is detached but present. Plate facing page 172 is detached but present. Gathering G is detaching. Good . Ill.: Theodore Horschelt. Good .
Keywords: Chamois Hunting in the Mountains of Bavaria and in the Tyrol bavaria tyrol hunting bavaria charles boner Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie Theodore Horschelt
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Title: Chamois Hunting in the Mountains of Bavaria and in the Tyrol
Description: London, Chapman and Hall, 1860. Cloth. The second expanded edition of Charles Boner's account of hunting in Bavaria, a fascinating and exciting volume with chromolithograph plates. The second edition of this work.An exciting account of hunting in the Tyrol and the mountains of Bavaria, focusing on the sport of hunting chamois.Illustrated with a chromolithograph frontispiece, six chromolithograph plates, and nine vignettes, by Theodore Horschelt.Collated, complete.By Charles Boner.From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, from her library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire. After being widowed at 25, Audrey married the fabulously wealthy American department store heir, Marshall Field III, later divorcing him and marrying the Honorable Peter Pleydell-Bouverie. In 1940 she bought Julians Park and redesigned the interior. Her library was impressive, with many examples of her own bookbinding.Audrey was an extravagant socialite and renowned beauty, the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII (though she was also rumoured to be his daughter, or the lover of King Edward VIII), featured in the 'Book of Beauty' by Cecil Beaton. She had many high profile friends, such as Winston Churchill, Coco Chanel, Fred Astaire, and Nancy Mitford, a sparkling hostess of the Edwardian period, her hedonistic antics bringing her into the Bright Young Things. In the original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light marks to the boards, including a faint ringmark to the front board. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. Light rubbing to the spine label. Front hinge is a little strained but remains firm. Internally, binding strained. Pages are bright with some scattered spots, a little heavier to the plates. Very small patch of wear to the tail of the preface leaf. Frontispiece is detached but present. Plate facing page 172 is detached but present. Gathering G is detaching. Good . Ill.: Theodore Horschelt. Good .
Keywords: Chamois Hunting in the Mountains of Bavaria and in the Tyrol bavaria tyrol hunting bavaria charles boner Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie Theodore Horschelt
Price: GBP 135.00 = appr. US$ 192.78 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 794P61
- Book number: 794P61
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