Sir W Beach Thomas (29 results)

Condition: Good. 1st edition. Cloth, VG. 256pp, 12b/w vignette illustrations by Philip Gough, spine lettering a little dulled, otherwise a nice copy. The twelve months of the year in the country. Anecdotes taken from the writtings of Sir William Beach Thomas [ 1868 - 1957 ], British author and journalist known for his work as a war correspondent and his writings about nature and country life. 525 grams.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First Edition. Scattered foxing. Posted within 1 working day. Royal Mail Tracked 24 to UK. Tracked Airmail worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Boards have shelf wear. Dust jacket has shelf wear.

Condition: Good. 1st edition. Cloth, dj, F/VG. 256pp, 12b/w vignette illustrations by Philip Gough, top edge of dustjacket browned, rubbed and chipped with some loss, rear panel of jacket a little grubby, otherwise a nice copy. The twelve months of the year in the country. Anecdotes taken from the writtings of Sir William Beach Thomas [ 1868 - 1957 ], British author and journalist known for his work as a war correspondent and his writings about nature and country life.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. 1st. Book.

Condition: Good. 1950. First Edition. 256 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations by Philip Gough. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Small bookshop label to front pastedown. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with some small tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Pink covers. Faded backstrip. Front endpaper is a bit damaged. Article critiquing book pasted to page opposite half-title. Bookplate pasted to half-title page, there is also an inkstamp on this page. Slight cigarette smoke odour to book. Inside clean.…

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Red cloth covers with black lettering on spine and front cover which is slightly soiled and faded. Covers exhibit light wear and fraying on corners and spine ends. Sunning and heavy soiling to spine. Heavy fraying and chips to the front edge of the back cover. Tears, fraying, soiling and sunning to hinges. Heavy soiling and shelf wear to covers. Heavy foxing on front and bottom edges. Illustrated inside front and back covers exhibit light foxing and soiling. Moderate foxing and yellowing to text with markings in pencil in the margins. The many b&w and color illustrations are slightly yellowed due to age. Otherwise clean and unmarked. "A survey of the Sport, and of its Chief Grounds. Illustrated from old prints and pictures from modern photographs." All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-lib unless stated.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. vii, 120pp, colour frontispiece, illustrated from old prints and pictures, and from modern photographs, 32pp publisher's list at rear. DW has some edge wear, tears & creases with slight loss & old tape repairs on the back. Internally occasional light foxing, else unmarked. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. pp.vii, 120 pages, a very good hardback in a good dust-jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Brown cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. No DW. A few notes to rear, but an otherwise tight, bright and clean copy, with no inscriptions and no foxing. 256pp. (11.5x17.5cm). Please contact us for any more information.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Good +. First Edition. 1st edition hardcover published in London by B.T. Batsford LTD, 1936. Red cloth covered boards with black titles show lightly bumped extremities, hinge papers fine, no names, tears or soil. Original dj in new mylar shows color loss in rear gutter area, repaired half inch loss at spine ends and corresponding light fade marks on cloth, plus a repaired 1" x 2" chip at gutter/top edge of rear panel but book still displays well with wrap-around color hunt scene art. Sir William Beach Thomas has written a book that will be enjoyed as much by the regular hunting fraternity as by armchair enthusiasts who love to browse over the page of Peter Beckford and Surtees. That it is a work of literature goes without saying, at the same time it embraces the subject perhaps more comprehensively than has yet been attempted, and provides an epitome of the sport in every English region. The book is divided into two sections: The first deals with the subject in general and in history, and shows its place in English life; The second reviews the chief hunting grounds in detail, with accounts of famous packs and the sports shown in their several countries. The volume is well illustrated depicting every aspect of English hunting, and also scenery, while a series of 10 plates in color reproduces the work of great sporting artists such as Alken, Wolstenholme, and Ferneley.…

hardback, small 8vo, 256pp, illustrated, owner's name on endpaper, edges browning, text clean and sound, brown cloth, slight soiling on covers, Good condition / no dustwrapper.

Green Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Chipped and Small Tears. previous owner's dedication to fep.

Ed. and introduced by J. C. Trewin, decorations by Philip Gough, H/B green cloth bds, Good, 'Boots' label to upper bd, a little rubbed at extrem.s, minor soiling, contents clean and tight, neat pencil name to ffep, pp256. A sound reading copy with chapters divided into the months of the year.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 2nd class tracked post within 12 hours of receipt of order.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression 1948 very good hardback, top and bottom of spine lightly sunned, foxing and browning to page edges and endpapers, in a good dust wrapper, corners and edges rubbed, small closed tears, small pieces missing top and bottom of spine. Protected by clear removable archival covering. No inscription. Not price clipped. 154 pages. Drawings by Allen. W. Seaby. Allen. W. Seaby (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Blue/gilt cloth hard cover with title and author on the front cover - a little wear to edges/Good. 256pp. Illustrated front and back endpapers. Inscription to half-title page and free page before Preface. Some light foxing to text block. Content Good. (262g) Photo on request. As Books that Benefit gives the proceeds from the sale of this book to charity correct postage will be asked for when more than default price quoted.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 256pp. 6.8 inches. No dw. Beige cloth, gilt titles. Some slight darkening to front board. Internally vg, no owner's marks. Decorative endpapers, very ornate decorative double titlepages. Illustrated with a few drawings, mainly to chapter headings. Chronicles of a quiet year in a country parish, that appeared mainly in the Observer week by week. No date stated, 1923 Preface. 280g (Biography, Natural History, Animal, Wildlife, Nature, Country) Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. Note: this is copy comes without dust cover. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Hardback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 5.75 x 8.75"; 120pp; red cloth with black; corners bumped and spine a little faded; illustrated from old prints and pictures, and from modern photographs; page edges lightly foxed, but a good clean copy; Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardback. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. COVER SLIGHTLY DAMP AFFECTED.

Orig. red cloth covers with black to spine and front. With dustwrapper. In very good condition with good dustwrapper (Slight fading to spine, rubbing to edges of spine. Large tear to top of spine Small chips to corners, rubbing to front edges). Not price clipped. Slight rubbing to bottom edges. Fading to spine. Mild foxing to page edges. Inscription to inside dustwrapper. 120pp. Prof. ills. with b/w photographs and colour plates. Colour frontispiece. illustrated endpapers. The sport of hunting, as it was in its English heyday. The greatest strength of the book is probably its illustrations: no fewer than 125 plates, in b/w and color. Deals with hunting in general, in history and it?s place in English life, then reviews the chief hunting grounds with accounts of their famous packs. Wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Brian Cook. …

Harcover. Condition: Good. No Dustjacket. First Edition. 3 cm thick. 120 pages + 32 page publisher's catalogue. No dustjacket. Colour plates (some double-page) + many B&W plates. Clean dark pink hardback binding (3 cm light spill to front board) with dulled gilt-coloured titles to front and spine. Spine colour-faded. Some foxing to earliest and latest pages o/w pages clean and tidy. (Another copy, also a first edition, available with NO dustjacket and a colour-faded spine and spine-junctions for £1.50 less) Size: 8 3/4" Tall By 5 1/2" Tall. …

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The edges of the Dust Jacket with small tears and repairs; Otherwise Very Good. Size: 8v. Colour Frontis Plus Many Plates; Jacket Design By Brian COOK (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition. 8vo. Numerous bw plates & illustrations in text by Alan Seaby. 154pp. Publisher's original light blue cloth covers withsilver lettering on spine. Light green printed dw, black lettering, 2horizontal red bands, small drawing of dog in basket on front, not price clipped 7/6 net. White eps. Neat signature & date " 1963 " on fep. Front top corner & bottom of spine & rear edge slight knocks, spine slight fold. Dw rubbed top/bottom of spine and part front top edge. Contents clean & tight. Bright dw. VG/VG+.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 256pp, beige cloth, green title label. Slight bumping to lower corner.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. The first edition of this collection of nature writings. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. Illustrated, with eleven tipped in colour plates from works of Sir Alfred East, Harry Becker, Charles Wellington Furst, Buxton Knight and Haldane Macfall. Lacking plate 'Autumn Wood' by Sir Alfred East. With dozens of vignette illustrations throughout. Undated, dated from copac. The text follows Autumn and Winter month by month and discusses the animals and plant life that can be found in England at this time. These writings are a collaborative work by W Beach Thomas and A K Collect. There are also contributions from A H Patterson 'whose knowledge of life on the East Coast of England is unrivalled'. William Beach Thomas was a British author and journalist known for his work as a war correspondent and his writings about nature and country life. In original pictorial brown cloth binding. Externally, very smart with bumping to the head and tail of spine. Some rubbing to joints. Prior owner's signature, Rosemary to recto of front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound though strained in places. Foxing to the pastedowns and endpapers. Otherwise, pages are slightly age toned with the odd spot throughout. Very Good. Sir Alfred East et al (illustrator). book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. THOMAS, Sir W. Beach Sir William Beach Thomas (18681950) was a British writer and journalist known for his interest in sports and country life, having served as a huntsman for the world's oldest cross-country running club, the Royal Shrewsbury School Hunt. [120] pp. Charles Scribner's Sons 1936 9" x 5 3/4" Jacket design by Brian Cook *jacket separating at front spine*.…