Author: A. A. Radclyffe Dugmore
Title: The Romance of the Newfoundland Caribou
Description: London, William Heinemann, 1913. First edition. Cloth. Radclyffe Dugmore's first edition account of the life of reindeers in North America, a charming and educational volume illustrated by the author. The first edition of this work.A wonderful study into the reindeer of Newfoundland, an intimate account into the lives of the caribou in North America.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, one folding map, sixty-four plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.Written and illustrated by A. A. Radclyffe Dugmore, a pioneering American naturalist and wildlife photographer.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 publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Odd spots to the fore edge. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spotting. Prior owner's pencil signature in red to the front paste down. Very Good . Ill.: A. A. Radclyffe Dugmore. Very Good .
Keywords: The Romance of the Newfoundland Caribou newfoundland caribou reindeer newfoundland audrey pleydell-bouviere A. A. Radclyffe Dugmore
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Title: The Romance of the Newfoundland Caribou
Description: London, William Heinemann, 1913. First edition. Cloth. Radclyffe Dugmore's first edition account of the life of reindeers in North America, a charming and educational volume illustrated by the author. The first edition of this work.A wonderful study into the reindeer of Newfoundland, an intimate account into the lives of the caribou in North America.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, one folding map, sixty-four plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.Written and illustrated by A. A. Radclyffe Dugmore, a pioneering American naturalist and wildlife photographer.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 publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Odd spots to the fore edge. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spotting. Prior owner's pencil signature in red to the front paste down. Very Good . Ill.: A. A. Radclyffe Dugmore. Very Good .
Keywords: The Romance of the Newfoundland Caribou newfoundland caribou reindeer newfoundland audrey pleydell-bouviere A. A. Radclyffe Dugmore
Price: GBP 135.00 = appr. US$ 192.78 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 794P62
- Book number: 794P62
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