Author: Cuthbert Bradley
Title: Good Sport Seen with Some Famous Packs, 1885-1910
Description: London, George Routledge and Sons, 1910. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Cuthbert Bradley's brightly illustrated early twentieth century celebration of hunting. The first edition of painter and sports writer Cuthbert Bradley's illustrated study of sports and hunting between 1885 and 1910.Illustrated with ten plates by Bradley, six in colour. Collated, complete.With chapters on the Duke of Beaufort's Hounds, the Marquis of Exeter's Hounds, Yorkshire hunters, and notes from the Belvoir Kennel.With the armorial bookplate of Conway Lowe to the front pastedown, and a letter tipped in to the front free endpaper, dated 1911. It reads 'better late than never. Hope you'll feel interested HWL', with the letterhead of The Grey House, Barnt Green.A bright copy of this charmingly illustrated work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to spine head and tail, with light fading to back strip. Front hinge starting, with board holding firm. Boards bright. Bookplate to front pastedown, with letter tipped in to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Cuthbert Bradley. Very Good .

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