Author: Sabretache [C. Barrow]
Title: Shires and Provinces
Description: London and New York, Eyre and Spottiswoode; Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. First edition. Cloth. An impressive first edition, second impression volume celebrating the history of fox hunting, with wonderful colour plates. This is a first edition, second impression copy of this work published in 1927. The extensive work explores the history and tradition of famous English Hunts and hunting groups including The Whaddon Chase, The South Notts Hounds and The Duke of Beaufort's Hounds amongst others. 'Sabretache' was the pseudonym Albert Steward Barrow adopted. Complete with sixteen beautiful colour plates, including the frontispiece, of hounds and the rolling English countryside. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally excellent with a few light marks to the rear board and some fading to the spine. A previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper dated 26.10.50. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Some light scattered spots to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Lionel Edwards. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: Shires and Provinces sports hunting sports Lionel Edwards


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