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FATHERS OF AMERICAN SPORT" The complete set of six hand-colored aquatint portraits, with engraved titles, each signed in pencil "R.L. Boyer", lower left by Boyer, Ralph L - 1931

by Boyer, Ralph L

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FATHERS OF AMERICAN SPORT" The complete set of six hand-colored aquatint portraits, with engraved titles, each signed in pencil "R.L. Boyer", lower left by Boyer, Ralph L - 1931

FATHERS OF AMERICAN SPORT" The complete set of six hand-colored aquatint portraits, with engraved titles, each signed in pencil "R.L. Boyer", lower left

by Boyer, Ralph L

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New York: The Derrydale Press, 1931. First (and only) edition, limited to 250 proofs only. Image size is approximately 10 x 8 inches, the plate measuring 13 x 9 1/2 inches, with additional margins. 1 vols. Fine condition. Two plates (Washington and Morris) matted and framed. First (and only) edition, limited to 250 proofs only. Image size is approximately 10 x 8 inches, the plate measuring 13 x 9 1/2 inches, with additional margins. 1 vols. An extremely handsome and decorative set of American sporting notables. The six portraits, each set in an appropriate background, are of:
SAMUEL MORRIS, ESQ., Foxhunter, first president of the Gloucester Foxhunting Club, America's oldest;
COL. WILLIAM RANSOM JOHNSON, "Napoleon of the Turf";
COL. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Foxhunter;
COMMODORE JOHN COX STEVENS, Yachtsman, owner of the "America" and a founder of the New York Yacht Club;
THADDEUS NORRIS, ESQ., Angler, author of The American Angler's Book, who did much to elevate and advance the art of fly fishing;
HENRY WILLIAM HERBERT, ESQ., "Frank Forester", the father of American sporting literature.

A SUPERB SET OF ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE OF THE DERRYDALE PRESS SPORTING PRINTS SERIES. Ordeman, The Aquatints, Drypoints and Etchings of The Derrydale Press, p. 24-5, et seq
  • Bookseller James Cummins Bookseller US (US)
  • Format/Binding Image size is approximately 10 x 8 inches, the plate measuring 13 x 9 1/2 inches, with additional margins. 1 vols
  • Book Condition Used - Fine condition. Two plates (Washington and Morris) matted and framed
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition First (and only) edition, limited to 250 proofs only
  • Publisher The Derrydale Press
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1931
  • Keywords Sports & Games | American

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New York: The Derrydale Press, 1931. 1 vols. Image size of the prints is approximately 10 x 8 inches with approx. one-inch margins. Fine bright coloring. 1 vols. Image size of the prints is approximately 10 x 8 inches with approx. one-inch margins. "Fathers of America Sport" - Derrydale Colorist's Models. An extremely handsome and decorative set of American sporting notables. The six portraits, each set in an appropriate background, are of: SAMUEL MORRIS, ESQ., Foxhunter, first president of the Gloucester Foxhunting Club, America's oldest; COL. WILLIAM RANSOM JOHNSON, "Napoleon of the Turf"; COL. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Foxhunter; COMMODORE JOHN COX STEVENS, Yachtsman, owner of the "America" and a founder of the New York Yacht Club; THADDEUS NORRIS, ESQ., Angler, author of The American Angler's Book, who did much to elevate and advance the art of fly fishing; HENRY WILLIAM HERBERT, ESQ., "Frank Forester", the father of American sporting literature. Boyer's watercolors for the series, done in larger… Read More
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