Osses Obstacles by Snaffles (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Gift quality 1st edition oversized volume measuring 12 1/2" at the spine edge, has 100 un-paginated leaves without tears or soil. Beige cloth boards show lightly bumped tips (not rubbed through) and slight darkened beige cloth at extremities. Tiny bit of glue rems near foot of spine on front board cloth. Original DJ in new mylar has small chips at spine ends but still displays well. A lovely compilation loaded with full page and vignette drawings of men and women astride and aside all in search of Charles James and the various natural obstacles encountered by these brave and foolish souls, followed by a short chapter on the hell-raising sport of HOG HUNTING (PIG-STICKING) and the hair-raising triumphs and pitfalls of the Show Jumping circuit in 'POT' HUNTING.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Some light wear on edges and corners. Extra program from USO Fifth Anniversary Easter 1946 included.Hardcover. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st Edition, Hardback, d/j has a couple of small tears and nicks, bumping to spine and corners and a small stain, o/w internally v/g. This is a large book.

1st edn 1st printing. 4to. Original black lettered tan cloth (boards lightly marked - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (light wear at edges - in protective cover). Unpaginated, illus throughout with b&w plates and drawings in text (no inscriptions).

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. Snaffles (illustrator). Second Impression. London: Collins, 1935. Beautifully illustrated book of horses and hunting, drawn by Snaffles, 96 pages in bright clean condition just some light foxinfg to endpapers and outer edges of pages, Many single colour illustrations,some full page, all present as listed plus descriptive text. Dustwrapper is a little dusty from agewith stain to bottom rear and little darkened on spine not price clipped. Outer boards have a little discolouration in places but still attractive. A nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Second Impression. Boards. Good Plus/Good Plus. Illus. by Snaffles. 11 ½ x 10 Inches. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. With illustrations by the Author ,without dustjacket , 4to.

Roy. 4to., Second Impression, with title-vignette and numerous fine full-page plates, small neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper, endpapers lightly spotted, ; original olive cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in brown, covers lightly dust-soiled else a very good, firm, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with minor loss (not affecting lettering) at head of backstrip. Published a year after the first impression.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. With illustrations by the Author, nice copy in slightly stained dustjacket , 4to.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Charles "Snaffles" Johnson Payne Collins 1935 12 1/2" x 10 1/4" A lovely compilation loaded with full page and vignette drawings of men and women astride and aside all in search of Charles James and the various natural obstacles encountered by these brave and foolish souls, followed by a short chapter on the hell-raising sport of HOG HUNTING (PIG-STICKING) and the hair-raising triumphs and pitfalls of the Show Jumping circuit in 'POT' HUNTING.

Condition: V.G. p.p. 92. Tinted plates. Fine original cloth.

First Edition. Pp. [96](last blank), title page vignette plus numerous illustrations (many full page, several on a cream background); roy. 4to; beige cloth, spine and upper board lettered in dark brown, slightly soiled, edges of boards a trifle rubbed, bottom fore-corner of lower board bruised; dust wrapper, back flap price-clipped, slightly soiled, edges and backstrip lightly worn, with a couple of tiny splits or chips, two tape repairs on reverse of backstrip, the front panel slightly damp stained; inked gift inscription (dated 1935) on upper pastedown, outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; Collins, London, 1935. First edition. *Sketches of hunting, hog-hunting and pot-hunting in England, Ireland and India. 'Snaffles' was the pseudonym of British sporting artist Charlie Johnson Payne (1884-1967), who was described by The Field as 'one of the few really first-class horse artists'.