Robert Vyner William Blew Cuthbert (7 results)

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Henry Alken (illustrator). First Edition Thus. vii / 184 pp illustrated with 6 tissue guarded hand coloured plates, bound in green cloth with gilt title to front and spine, gilt and black illustratiion to front, gilt illustration to spine, top edges gilt. Slight bump to head of spine, spine ends & corners slightly rubbed, inscription to front free endpaper a nice copy in very good condition. The inscription is dated 1916 I believe this edition was published in 1910 VOLUME 2 ONLY ( HEAVY BOOK EXTRA POSTAGE NEEDED OUTSIDE UK ].

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Seventh Edition. GOOD / NO DUST JACKETS. [2 volume set]. Vol. I: xvi, 239 pp., 6 hand colored plates. Vol. II: vii, 184 pp., 6 hand colored plates. Text clean and unmarked. Green cloth boards illustrated and lettered in black at front, illustrated and lettered in gilt at spine. Boards slightly rubbed, lower edges rubbed, corners bumped, spine tops and tails rubbed,Vol. I with seven small areas of damage at spine, repaired. Joints and hinges good, bindings firm.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Two Volume set 7th editions on green gilt illustarted boards volume I frontisplate loosesome intermittent spotting.

Condition: Very Good. New edition, revised. Hardback. Original green cloth, very good indeed, slight wear to extremities. Owners blindstamp to endpaper. No jacket.

Cloth. Condition: Good Only. Rev. C. D. Radcliffe; Various (illustrator). A complete two-volume set of new editions of this classic fox-hunting authority, richly illustrated with hand-coloured plates and revised by leading sporting experts to reflect contemporary field practice. In the publisher's original green cloth bindings.A complete two-volume set of this classic authority on British field sport and hound management, issued here in two revised and enlarged editions, consisting of:Volume I (1891) by Robert T. Vyner, published by the Blackfriars Publishing Company, is the seventh edition. It offers a comprehensive study of fox-hunting practice and kennel management, illustrated with six hand-coloured plates including a frontispiece (disbound and loosely inserted), and remains one of the foundational texts on the sport. Collated, complete.Volume II (1911) by F. P. Delmé Radcliffe, published by George Routledge & Sons, continues the instructional and historical theme with detailed guidance on hounds, hunting etiquette, and country craft. This volume features five hand-coloured steel-plate engravings, four full-page wood engravings, and eleven engraved head- and tail-pieces (frontispiece likewise disbound and loosely inserted). Collated, complete.Both volumes were revised and updated by William C. A. Blew and Cuthbert Bradley, two recognised authorities on hunting and sporting art. In the publisher's original cloth bindings.Externally, smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities and boards, resulting in slight loss to extremities. Loss to head and tails of spines with the odd small closed tear. Spines slightly faded. Library annotations to spines. Bookplate of Charles and Eliza Markham, gifted to the free Library of Northampton, to front paste downs. Library loan slip neatly affixed to the gutter of the front free endpaper of volume I. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Library stamps and annotations to verso of title pages. Library blind stamping to title pages and the odd page throughout, including the odd plate. Rear joints slightly cracked at upper extremities, but holding. Internally, generally firmly bound. Frontispieces disbound and loosely inserted. Slight tearing to fore edge of the frontispiece of volume I. Hinges strained in places, with binding materials slightly exposed, but holding. Pages generally bright and clean with one or two spots and handling marks, heavier to first and last few leaves and fore edges. Slight age toning to fore edges. Good Only. book.

New Edition, Revised, Corrected and Enlarged 2 Volumes. 4to. hardbacks in dark green decorated cloth, gilt. t.e.g. Foredges and lower edges untrimmed. (Some leaves still unopened). Volume I: xvi, 238pp., illustrated with 6 hand-coloured, tissue-guarded plates. Volume II: vii, 184pp., Indexed, illustrated with 6 hand-coloured, tissue-guarded plates. A clean set with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Occasional light foxing, mainly to prelims and untrimmed foredges. One small dent to top edge of upper board of Volume I and two small dents to Volume II. Very slight wear to tops and bases of spines. A VERY GOOD, HANDSOME SET. (Shelf 6 TOP) PLEASE NOTE: VERY Heavy SET (2.5 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJs. 6th Edition. pp Both complete. Prior owner bookplate to FPD and inscriptions to flyleaves. With excellent hand coloured, tissue guarded, illustrations.