1821 1st ed Impressions of Animals Silver Buttons Engravings Illustrated HUNTING
'Impressions of a Series of Animals' is an impressive, valuable, and highly desirable book of animal engravings by Abraham Cooper. These small illustrations were taken from a unique set of silver buttons that were sold for shooting coats. Publisher J.H. Burn published these designs with a quotation under each plate. (Gilbey, p. 161). The animals noted on these buttons include
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The woodcock
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The setter (dog)
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The mallard
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The pointer (dog)
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The hare
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The greyhound
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The grouse
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The fox
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The pheasant
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The stag
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The partridge
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The foxhound
Item number: #6705
Price: $1950
SCOTT, John [engraver]
Impressions of a series of animals, birds, &c. illustrative of British field sports: from a set of silver buttons,
London, J.H. Burn 1821. First edition.
Details:
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Collation: Complete with all pages
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17 engraved leaves
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These pages include 16 'buttons' – one for each animal – and advertisement from Thomas Gosden – the originator of the buttons
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References: Gilbey, Animal Painters of England;
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Provenance: Bookplate
o John M. Schiff
§ John Mortimer Schiff (August 26, 1904 - May 9, 1987) was an American investment banker and philanthropist.
§ He was a partner in the firm Kuhn, Loeb & Co., as well as a trustee of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, a breeder of championship thoroughbred racehorses, and the national president of the Boy Scouts of America from 1951 to 1956.
o George Weare Braikenridge
§ A notable English antiquities collector whose Braikenridge Collection is extensive and still well-known.
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Language: English
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Binding: Leather; tight & secure
o Visible repair at inner hinges
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Size: ~8.75in X 5.5in (22.5cm x 14cm)
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Extremely rare with auction estimates and price comparisons at over $5,300 (Doyle 2008)
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