The Millbeck Hounds A Collection of Hunting Stories Author's Presentation Copy

Language: English

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947

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First edition hardcover in red cloth covered boards showing sharp tips and lightly bumped spine ends. GG initials in crest on center of cover as published, gilt dull but legible on backstrip. Age-toning on endpapers, both hinges fine, no names, tears or major soil seen in the tight, crisp 368pp text, just a small moisture mark 3/4" in from foot of spine at foot of page block with no damage to interior leaves. Original, price-clipped dust wrapper has sunning on backstrip with title still legible, a few short closed tears and some color loss at periphery but remains complete and displays well in new mylar. This presentation copy is signed by G.G."For John and Alice Moorhead whose friendship means much to the author of these little tales. Gordon Grand". Mr. Grand's gift for telling a story, the purity and elegance of his style, his discernment of character, his feeling for the moods of landscape and the fine restraint with which he touches the chords of sentiment, place him high among American writers and first in his chosen field. Mr. Grand succeeds because he is both an artist and horseman, a horseman from boyhood initiated into the cult, and an artist born and practiced in his craft". STORIES INCLUDE: FOREWORD BY W. PLUNKET STEWART, JOHN WEATHERFORD, SPORTSMAN, THE CREST OF ATHELLING HILL, THE LAST PICTURE, TRYING, THE VIGNETTE OF A LADY, FROM THE DIARY OF A MAN TRYING TO SELL A HORSE, BENJAMIN BRADDOCK, THE TRAINING OF KERRY'S OWN, THE DOWNS-MAN, THE BANSHEE SHADOW FLIES, THE SOUTHBOROUGH FOX, JOHN WEATHERFORD 3RD IN VIRGINIA, HAS BONAPARTE LANDED IN ENGLAND SIR?, DE YE KEN JOHN PEEL?, PETER, OLD MAN, AND THE SECOND IS LIKE UNTO IT, MARIAN ASHLEY'S BESPOKEN, THE HOUND TRAIL AT DYKEMAN CENTER.…

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Title
The Millbeck Hounds A Collection of Hunting Stories Author's Presentation Copy
Author
Grand, Gordon
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Publication year
1947
Condition
Fine
Dust jacket
Very Good
Signed
Signed
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
First Edition.
Dimensions
8vo - over 7.75" - 9.75" tall
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