Author: Dalesman
Title: A Book of Stories, Fox Hunting for Children and Other Simple Tales
Description: Hexham, The Abbey Press, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition, copy of this very scarce collection of children's stories regarding hunting. A vanishingly scarce first edition. In a smart quarter cloth binding with the original dust wrapper. An ink inscription from the author, dated 1948, to the front free endpaper. With a frontispiece and one full page illustrated portrait of the author. A collection of children's stories regarding fox-hunting and country life. Written by 'Dalesman', a pseudonym for C. N. De Courcy Parry. Parry wrote several books on country life and had a regular column in, 'Horse and Hound' for 50 years. In a quarter cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some light shelf wear to the edges. A few small marks to the boards. Some scattered spots to the free endpapers. Author's ink inscription to the front free endpaper. The original dust wrapper is in smart condition. Shelf wear to the edges and chipping to the spine. Marks to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean with some light age-toning to the edges. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good/Good.

Keywords: Fox Hunting C. N. de Courcy Parry Hunting Cumberland C. N. de Courcy Parry Not Stated


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