Snaffle Robert Dunkin (25 results)

Cloth - Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Henry Dixon (illustrator). 376 pages. Volume shows a little spine lean. Green cloth covers are mottled along edges, and show light wear at corners and spine ends. A previous owner's book plate is seen on the front paste down. Both hinges (internal) are broke, though holding fairly tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Neil Mc Reddie (illustrator). Green cloth with gilt lettering and motif. No dustwrapper as issued. With original coloured illustrations and new ones by Neil Mc Reddie.New introduction by Colin Laurie McKelvie. Signed limited edition, number 1034 of 1500 copies signed by Neil McReddie only. Silk bookmark.Originally published at £55. A Victorian classic on Roedeer, first published in 1904 in an edition of 100. Large octavo, 192 pages, 1 kilo. Very heavy, probably best ordered within the U.K. to avoid heavy posting costs. WITH A wonderful small 1920s print by G.D.Armour of a deer with her fawn.Charming.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). (1904) 1987 facsimile edition. 4to (194 x 253mm). Ppxxxvi,192. Colour and b/w plates by Neil McReddie, green end-papers. Green buckram, upper board and spine titled in gilt, gilt deer vignette to upper board. Edition limited to 1500 numbered copies. Slight spotting to edges but very good in a slightly torn and used green card slip-case. Signed by Colin McKelvie and Neil McReddie. Number 605 from an edition of 1500 copies. A Victorian classic on the roe deer and its place in sport. When it was first published in 1904 it was the first English book on roe. It was issued as a subscription edition of only 100 copies and is now extremely scarce. This new edition was limited to 1500 copies individually numbered and signed by McReddie and McKelvie. Copies number 1 to 50 are bound in full leather with an original painting included in the book; numbers 51 to 200 are bound in half-leather; and numbers 201 to 1250 are bound in buckram (what happened to numbers 1251 to 1500 is not mentioned). This is a copy of the buckram-bound issue. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). (1904) 1987 facsimile edition. 4to (194 x 253mm). Ppxxxvi,192. Colour and b/w plates by Neil McReddie. Green buckram, upper board and spine titled in gilt, gilt deer vignette to upper board. Edition limited to 1500 numbered copies. Fine unread copy. Signed by the artist, Neil McReddie. Numbered copy from an edition of 1500 copies. A Victorian classic on the roe deer and its place in sport. When it was first published in 1904 it was the first English book on roe. It was issued as a subscription edition of only 100 copies and is now extremely scarce. This new edition was limited to 1500 copies individually numbered and signed by McReddie and McKelvie. Copies number 1 to 50 are bound in full leather with an original painting included in the book; numbers 51 to 200 are bound in half-leather; and numbers 201 to 1250 are bound in buckram (what happened to numbers 1251 to 1500 is not mentioned). This is a copy of the buckram-bound issue. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 55.00.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. With frontis by Lucy Kemp=Welch. , nice copy in original red cloth,

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Henry Dixon (illustrator). Some shelf wear plus minor abrasions.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. x, 418pp; tissue-guarded colour frontispiece. Red cloth-covered boards; black design on front, gilt titles on front and spine. 8vo. Sun-faded spine and rear board. Rubbed spine ends, cloth fraying. Text block edges tanning. Endpapers starting to fox and tan. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Foxing throughout; intensity varies greatly. Internally neat, clean and tight. Cover design and frontispiece by Lucy Kemp-Welch. Contents include the Roe shooting in the Balkans; Hunting in the Indies and Ibex -stalking in Antimilo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo, 224 pp, black and white frontispiece and 9 plates from watercolour sketches by Miss D Forster - Knight. Original brown cloth, some foxing to the half title page, neat ownership stamp on the front free end paper but a very good copy. Covers hunting experiences by the author in pursuit of Mouflon and Wild Boar.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Green cloth with gilt spine titles and front cover decoration of bear; 8vo; 406pp; illustrated with frontispiece (tissue guard) plus other captioned b/w plates after drawings by Harry Dixon; errata slip tipped-in. Hunting bear, boar, chamois, hare, roedeer, stag, wolf and upland game in the land of the "great wind". Book in very good condition with slight cover wear, gilt titles & decoration bright, bump to bottom corner of rear cover, light foxing to preliminary pages o/w internally clean.

1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth, top edge gilt (spine slightly faded and head and tail of spine rubbed - in protective cover). Pp. x + 418, illus with coloured frontis by Lucy Kemp-Welch (no inscriptions).

First Edition. 8vo., bound in decorative red cloth, colour frontis + [viii] + 411pp + index + 2pp publisher's adverts. Some light foxing to edges and endpapers, ink gift inscription to half-title page, spine a little faded, corners slightly scuffed. Overall a Good, sound copy, with no other inscriptions or annotation. (SHELF 220) PLEASE NOTE: 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.

first edition 224pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD (tan cloth,spine sunned,owner's sign.to ffep,eps and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Published in 1914, this is the First Edition of this autobiography of a life of big game hunting in England and around the world, including Ceylon, India, Cyprus, Iberia, including shooting sharks in Mauritius, illustrated with a colour frontispiece, This example retains the rarely seen dustjacket which repeats the design on the books cover 9 inches tall approx., 418 pages. The dustjacket is in a worn state, with splits, tears, creasing, foxing and browning with loss, in three pieces, now housed in a removable protective sleeve. The books cover has some sunned spots on spine in line with the missing areas of the jacket' Internally old ownership inscription to front endpaper, foxing and browning to endpapers Foxing on an off throughout, noticeable foxing to outer page edges.

1st edn. 8vo (8 x 5¾ ins). Original gilt decorated red cloth, top edge gilt (edges lightly rubbed - in protective cover). Pp. 346 + 23 publisher's catalogue, illus with b&w plates by Harry Dixon (previous owner's neat inscription on half title).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. D. Forster-Knight (illustrator). 1st Edition. 8vo. Pp, 224. Frontis. and 8 plates. Original blue cloth, gilt. Extremities a little rubbed and with some internal foxing. A very decent copy.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). (1904) 1987 facsimile edition - de luxe issue. 4to (198 x 255mm). Ppxxxvi,192. Colour and b/w plates by Neil McReddie. Handsomely bound in green half-leather with gilt title and roe deer motif to upper board, five raised bands and gilt titles to spine, all edges gilt. Buckram-bound slipcase. Slight fading but fine in slipcase. Signed by McReddie and McKelvie. A Victorian classic on the roe deer and its place in sport. When it was first published in 1904 it was the first English book on roe. It was issued as a subscription edition of only 100 copies and is now extremely scarce. This new edition was limited to 1500 copies individually numbered and signed by McReddie and McKelvie. Copies number 1 to 50 are bound in full leather with an original painting included in the book; numbers 51 to 200 are bound in half-leather; and numbers 201 to 1250 are bound in buckram (what happened to numbers 1251 to 1500 is not mentioned). This is a copy of the half-leather issue. .

pp. 224. Frontispiece, 8 plates. Original blue cloth gilt, very slightly faded along the spine of the rear board, uncut, a very good copy.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1897). 1897 1st edition. 8vo (147 x 225mm). Pp406,i. B/w plates by Harry Dixon. Re-bound in modern maroon cloth, spine titled in gilt. Some foxing but good-plus. Errata slip tipped-in. Re-bound in strong modern maroon cloth with gilt spine titles. Travel and sport in the Adriatic provinces of Dalmatia and Herzegovina during the late 19th century. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). (1904) 1987 facsimile edition - de luxe issue. 4to (198 x 255mm). Ppxxxvi,192. Colour and b/w plates by Neil McReddie. Handsomely bound in green half-leather with gilt title and roe deer motif to upper board, five raised bands and gilt titles to spine, all edges gilt. Buckram-bound slipcase. Slight browning to preliminary pages and slight internal spotting to slipcase, but a new unread copy. A numbered copy, signed by Neil McReddie and Colin McKelvie. A Victorian classic on the roe deer and its place in sport. When it was first published in 1904 it was the first English book on roe. It was issued as a subscription edition of only 100 copies and is now extremely scarce. This new edition was limited to 1500 copies individually numbered and signed by McReddie and McKelvie. Copies number 1 to 50 are bound in full leather with an original painting included in the book; numbers 51 to 200 are bound in half-leather; and numbers 201 to 1250 are bound in buckram (what happened to numbers 1251 to 1500 is not mentioned). This is a copy of the half-leather issue. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 175.00.

Publisher's Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dixon, Harry (illustrator). First Edition. viii., errata, 406 pp, 10 b/w plate, foxed pages, Black mark to spine. 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Harry Dixon (illustrator). 1st Edition. 8vo. Pp, viii, errata slip, 406. Plates. Original red cloth, gilt. Spine faded and splashed. Otherwise a nice sound copy.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1904). 1904 1st edition. 4to (194 x 254mm). Ppxiv,191+1 page ad. Colour frontispiece, 3 colour plates. Burgundy cloth over thin boards, spine and upper board titled in gilt, with vignette of a roebuck and hound to upper board, top edge gilt, title-page printed in red and black. Marks to back cover, bookplate, spotting to end-papers, some tissue guards missing. Slight wear but still a very good copy. A classic on the roe deer and its place in sport. Published in 1904, it was the first English book on roe. It was issued as a subscription edition of only 100 copies and is now extremely scarce. This copy does not state 'Subscription Edition' on the title page, but does have the alphabetical list of subscribers at the back. Chapters include: Natural history of the roedeer; Roe hunting; Roe shooting; The roe in heraldry; Management of roe. It is now believed that "Snaffle" was not, as previously thought, Robert Dunkin but Guy Hardwin Gallenga. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1904). 1904 1st edition. 4to (194 x 254mm). Ppxiv,191+1 page ad. Colour frontispiece, 3 colour plates. Burgundy cloth over thin boards, spine and upper board titled in gilt, with vignette of a roebuck and hound to upper board, top edge gilt, title-page printed in red and black. Marks to back cover, bookplate, spotting to end-papers, some tissue guards missing. Slight wear but still a very good copy. A classic on the roe deer and its place in sport. Published in 1904, it was the first English book on roe. It was issued as a subscription edition of only 100 copies and is now extremely scarce. This copy does not state 'Subscription Edition' on the title page, but does have the alphabetical list of subscribers at the back. Chapters include: Natural history of the roedeer; Roe hunting; Roe shooting; The roe in heraldry; Management of roe. It is now believed that "Snaffle" was not, as previously thought, Robert Dunkin but Guy Hardwin Gallenga. .

1st Edn,. viii 406 pages, errata slip pages uncut, frontis and 9 full page illud by Harry Dixon, some loght spotting to prelims. Publishers green cloth, gilt bear vignette to upper board, includes deer, chamois, bear, game birds etc.

Subscribers edition, 1st. 192 pages, large 8vo., TEG, coloured frontis + 3 other coloured plates, pages uncut, foxing to end papers, some occasional foxing to contents. original limp red cloth binding with gilt roebuck being attacked by hound to upper board. The book is in 1/4 morroco clampshell box, cloth sides, spine in 6 compartments with title and rolled gilt tooling. Limited to 100 copies. This was the first book in English solely devoted to the Roe. Part 1 The Natural History; Part II Roe Hunting; Part III Roe Shooting; Part IV The Roe In Heraldry; Part V Management Of Roe. An extremely scarce title, there were 72 initial subscribers to this book, which included many leading sportsmen of the day, libraries and institutions. A book which seldom appears for sale. A vg copy in the original binding of a scarce title in particularly good condition and well presented in the clapshell box.