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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A larger, oblong green-boards hardback with an unclipped dust jacket. The dust jacket has a touch of edgewear and a closed tear at the on the top edge, but is now protected in a new archival-quality, removable plastic cover. This copy has an "opened-a-few-times" look & feel with no crushes to the boards' corners. Both black-&-white and color Charles Johnson Payne art. Stored in sealed plastic protection and mailed (bubble-wrapped) in a sturdy Jiffy Rigi Bag envelope. We ship (tracking included) promptly from Roswell, Ga. Proudly serving satisfied book customers for over thirty years.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 160 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. Jacket not price clipped. This copy is the 1988 printing of the 1987 publication. This copy was published with a yellow dust jacket, not the edition with a slipcase. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Very good copy in oblong hardcover with near fine jacket. Four-digit number written on endpaper.

First Edition. 1988 1st edition with numerous colour and B&W illustrations; tightly bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine; cover edges slightly faded. Dust jacket price-clipped; spine faded; edges curled and slightly worn. Internally, gift inscription on front free endpaper; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardback book with dustjacket in good condition.

Condition: Very Good. . . . . 2nd ptg. 4to, hardcover, green cloth. Near fine condition in vg+ dj. Covers and contents clean, unworn, no marking or writing. Binding square and tight. 160 pp., illus. history art horse racing equestrian painting hunter jumper field sports foxhunting Art, Equestrian, Field, Foxhunting, History, Horse, Hunter, Jumper, Painting, Racing, Sports,

1st edition. Gift inscription on front free end paper; bottom edge of boards faded; bottom edge of dust jacket front panel a little curled Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket.

Condition: Very Good. The books dust jacket is in very good condition with small scuffs and scratches. The content is in very good condition.

Condition: Good. Shelf wear to the jacket. Light wear to the board edges. Faint marks to the edges of the textblock & ffep. Content is in very good, clean condition.

Hardcover. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows a former owner's blindstamp near the lower corner of the front free endpaper; a very superficial ding and a small stain at the bottom edge of the front panel; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing to the panels; the price is unclipped. A handsome, nearly-new copy, showing a couple of very minor flaws. Overall, very close to 'As New'. Oblong 8vo. (9.75 x 11.75 x 0.75 inches). 160 pages. Foreward by Vincent O'Brien. Language: English. Weight: 2 pounds, 5.4 ounces. First Edition (1987); Second Printing (1988). Hardback with DJ. First Edition (1987); Second Printing (1988).

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). (1987) 1988 reprint. Oblong 4to (295 x 248mm). Pp160. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Green boards, upper board and spine titled in gilt. Slight staining to boards, spotting to edges. Good copy in used and slightly grubby dust-wrapper. "This superb volume of work by Charlie Johnson Payne, universally known as Snaffles, is both a tribute to the man who was one of the greatest military and sporting artists of his time, and a fascinating chronicle of more than fifty years of sporting, military and naval life. Drawn from many public and private collections, the paintings and drawings in the book illustrate the remarkable range of Snaffles' achievement. .Born in 1884, the fourth of a bootmaker's eight children, Snaffles developed an early passion for the services. At the age of fifteen he tried to enlist in the Army to fight in the Boer War .At eighteen he joined the Royal Garrison Artillery, .and it was the Gunners that were to be his first love for the rest of his life. He joined the Leicester Yeomanry in 1911 but was invalided out before the start of World War I and found himself instead covering the hostilities .as a war artist for The Graphic. .He enlisted in the Royal Naval Auxiliary in 1916, serving as a mechanic in the motor launches that helped to rescue crashed sea-planes in the Channel, and in the later stages of the war he was commissioned in the R.N.V.R.'s 'Dazzle' (camouflage) section." Snaffles' varied career is reflected in his work which covers those parts of the army and navy he was most familiar with, fox hunting and English rural life, as well as a great many illustrations depicting the Indian versions of those same subjects. Chapters include: The early years; The missing and struggling years; Making his mark in High Leicestershire; The Great War; The twenties and fame; India; Ireland and red letter days; A second trip to India; The Second World War; the last years. .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Large hardback in very good condition with no dust jacket. Large gift note on first blank page, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression 2011 fine hardback in a near fine dust wrapper, corners and edges lightly rubbed. Protected by clear removable archival covering. No inscription. Not price clipped. 159 pages. 3 Appendices. Illustrations. EXTRA SHIPPING For Overseas Buyers.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). 1987 1st edition. Oblong 4to (248 x 295mm). Pp160. Colour plates throughout. Green boards, gilt titles to front board and spine. Very slight spotting to end-papers else very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. "This superb volume of work by Charlie Johnson Payne, universally known as Snaffles, is both a tribute to the man who was one of the greatest military and sporting artists of his time, and a fascinating chronicle of more than fifty years of sporting, military and naval life. Drawn from many public and private collections, the paintings and drawings in the book illustrate the remarkable range of Snaffles' achievement. .Born in 1884, the fourth of a bootmaker's eight children, Snaffles developed an early passion for the services. At the age of fifteen he tried to enlist in the Army to fight in the Boer War .At eighteen he joined the Royal Garrison Artillery, .and it was the Gunners that were to be his first love for the rest of his life. He joined the Leicester Yeomanry in 1911 but was invalided out before the start of World War I and found himself instead covering the hostilities .as a war artist for The Graphic. .He enlisted in the Royal Naval Auxiliary in 1916, serving as a mechanic in the motor launches that helped to rescue crashed sea-planes in the Channel, and in the later stages of the war he was commissioned in the R.N.V.R.'s 'Dazzle' (camouflage) section." Snaffles' varied career is reflected in his work which covers those parts of the army and navy he was most familiar with, fox hunting and English rural life, as well as a great many illustrations depicting the Indian versions of those same subjects. Chapters include: The early years; The missing and struggling years; Making his mark in High Leicestershire; The Great War; The twenties and fame; India; Ireland and red letter days; A second trip to India; The Second World War; the last years. .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Stanley Paul, London, 1988, second printing. Illustrated with color and b&w reproductions of paintings. 9.75" x 11.75" (oblong). 160 pp. Green paper covered boards. "This book.is both a tribute to the man who was one of the greatest military and sporting artists of his time.pictures of the war at sea and on land.pictures of hunting, shooting and fishing.of polo, show-jumping, big game, pigsticking, point-to-points, horse dealing and otter hunting". Absolutely wonderful art. Very good in very good wrapper.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. NOT an ex-library book. Clean copy in good condition. Some marking due to age on pages, but overall book remains in good condition considering age. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Snaffles, & Payne, Charlie Johnson (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Snaffles (Charlie Johnson Payne) work gives an accurate and interesting development of point-to-poinnting and steeplechasing between 1907 and 1953. Large oblong format. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt titles. Colour & b/w illustrations. 159 pages. Light fading to front board. Heavy foxing to top edge of text block, contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to front panel and is scuffed, creasing to top edge of rear panel. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. Foreword by Vincent O'Brien. Landscape format. Green cloth, gilt titles, illustrated dust-jacket. A tribute to the man known as "Snaffles" who was one of the greatest military and sporting artists of his time and a fascinating chronicle of more than 50 years of sporting, military and naval life. Ownership details on front endpaper but very good plus condition.

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Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Snaffles, & Payne, Charlie Johnson (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Snaffles (Charlie Johnson Payne) work gives an accurate and interesting development of point-to-poinnting and steeplechasing between 1907 and 1953. Large oblong format. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt titles. Colour & b/w illustrations. 159 pages. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut and lightly creased across top edge. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition hardcover in navy blue paper covered boards with bright gold titles on frt board and back strip. No names, tears or soil in the 160 page text which is profusely illustrated in color and b/w. Original, price-clipped dust wrapper had some paper peel at edges, now paper peels are glued closed and missing color at periphery touched up with matching dark green marker. This is a 'landscape' format volume measuring 9.75" tall x 11.50" wide x .75" thick. I see one small 'ding' at foot of frt board, else fine. This is the third and final volume in the gorgeous and well-reviewed series about British Sporting artists by the authors. Born Charlie Johnson Payne in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire in 1884 and died in Wiltshire in 1967. He developed an early passion for hunting in all its forms, and the Services which, as he tells us, "in those days went hand in hand". For well over seventy years he was to be a keen follower of hounds on horseback, on foot or, in his later years, by car. Snaffles' hunting works include many of his best and most loved prints such as a personal favorite of ours: "The Finest View in Europe", "Paradise" and "Great Banks". Not only did he brilliantly depict hunting in England but much of his best work was done in the 30s in Ireland and India. John Welcome is one of the most distinguished writers in the sporting field today and is the author of several sporting novels including, "The Grand National" being a best seller on both sides of the Atlantic ocean. He has also written several acclaimed biographies such as "Fred Archer", "The Sporting Empress" (Elizabeth of Austria), and a biography of Surtees whose works along with those of Kipling, were Snaffles' favourites. Rupert Collens, an ex-Cavalry Officer, has participated in most sports which Snaffles depicted and is now a leading dealer in several of our other 20th century British Sporting Artists.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprint. Oblong format 30 x 25 cm. A fine, clean, tight book in a fine, clean, unclipped dust jacket with just very slight edge curling to jacket. Not ex-library. No labels, names, notes or inscriptions. 160 pp. A nice copy. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked. NOTE: This is a large heavy book (approx 1.4 kg packed) so postage outside the UK may be higher than the default price - please ask BEFORE ordering. See also listed "Snaffles on Racing and Point-to-Pointing".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Hardback. Oblong 4to. 25cm by 30cm. pp 159. Original publisher's full black leather, lettered gilt on spine and on front cover. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. Limited edition of de-luxe 75 copies, this being no. 29, signed by John Welcome and Rupert Collens on the limitation page. ISBN: 0951369709 Fine in fine slip-case. Signedes.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. large Oblong 4to. pp 160. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. Original publisher's blue cloth lettered gilt on spine and on front cover. Near fine slightly edge creased dust jacket. No inscriptions, not price-clipped. About the hunting artist / illustrtor Snaffles (Charles Johnson Payne 1884 - 1967).

FIRST EDITION, OBLONG QUARTO, FINE IN DUSTWRAPPER. FINE COLOUR PLATES BY SNAFFLES.

1st edn 2nd printing. Oblong 4to (9¾ x 11½ ins). Original gilt lettered green cloth (top edge lightly spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (light wear at eddges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 160, illus throughout with coloured and b&w reproductions of Snaffles' sporting and military works (previous owner's pencil inscription on front endpaper).

First Edition. No.246 of a limited edition of 275 copies (nos.76-250 for sale), with limitation signed by both authors. In brown paper-covered boards, with black quarter-leather. Dust jacket for trade edition neatly folded in pocket at rear. A very nice bright copy. Slipcase VG. Used - Very Good. Signed copy VG hardback in slipcase Used - Very Good. Signed copy VG hardback in slipcase.