Cuming E D Ed and Introduction (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition hardcover personal volume with J. Stanley Reeve's armorial bookplate on frt pastedown. Twice signed by Cumming alongside said bookplate the following- 'With much pleasure, yours sincerely E.D. Cuming 8th April 1926' and below that the following from the author of the introduction - 'Fond wishes from Theodore A. Cook' Corners bumped and rubbed, cloth soiled. Text a tad wavy from past moisture. No musty smell. Hinges fine, 260 pp text is tight w/occasional foxing, 16 color plates, 75 illustrations and a map. Great illustrations of horses, hounds and the sort of people who rode after the fox in Regency England. While Napoleon triumphed in Europe, George Osbaldeston (1787-1866) was master of hounds at Brasenose College, Oxford, itself an institution with a notable sporting reputation. At the dawn of the railway age in 1831 he famously rode 200 miles in less than nine hours. It was a time when men were gentlemen and horses were transportation. The Squire was the best Sportsman of any age or Country.His greatest fame was as a master of hounds. His greatest failure was when he left the chase for the turf and lost more then 200,000 pounds in money of that day on racing. A fascinating story of his life & escapades. Truly a book for the Sportsman with wonderful illustrations. Twice Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A large, fawn cloth bound, hardback book with black block titles on both the front board and spine. This wonderful book is in good condition, and as its a used book, normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. Please note additional postage/shipping charges apply for overseas. 260 pages, all intact, some odd soft brown marks, but overall a nice book that's stood the test of time. First Edition, first published in March 1926, reprinted in April 1926, and this specific book was reprinted in July 1926. Printed in Great Britain by R. Clay & Sons Ltd, Bungay, Suffolk. Included with all the stunning illustrations is a black and white map titled " Combe's Map of Leicestershire and the Surrounding Country", with small tear to edge. A truly wonderful book, that has stood the test of time, yet still offers an intriguing insight into the past, and still has the opportunity to be preserved and cherished for future generations alike.…

Illustrated by G. Denholm Armour, a tipped-in colour frontispiece, and twenty-four tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue-guards. xxiii +155pp. Red cloth covered boards, lettered and blocked in gilt, spine discoloured and two very small puncture holes, some light spotting to the edges also scattered throughout some of the margins, still a handsome sturdy volume, 26 x 20cm. Beckford was a landowner and huntsman who is best known for this work, originally published in 1781. In this collection of letters he reflects on the art of foxhunting. Published on the centenary of the death of the author. 'What Izaak Walton is to angling, Peter Beckford is to fox-hunting; each is the father of the literature of his sport.' from the introduction.…

Half Calf. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Thus. First edition. xxvi, 332 pp. Half tan-brown Rivià re binding with ruling to the boards & raised bands, gilt lettered title labels and decorations to the spine. With plates in colour & black and white by George Demholm Armour. Top edge gilt and endpapers marbled. Binding firm with some minor edgewear and small marks to the boards, spotting to the edges and offsetting to 34-35 pp. A beautifully bound copy of this selection of writings on hunting and equestrian life by Sporting Magazine contributor and author of the Jorrocks novels R. S. Surtees. 8vo. Armour, George Denholm (illustrator).…