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Thoughts upon Hunting.: In a Series of Familiar Letters to a Friend. Third Edition.
by BECKFORD, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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About This Item
ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH BARTOLOZZI FRONTISPIECE
small 4to. [12], 360pp., handsome allegorical frontispiece plate (Bartolozzi engraved after C. B.Cipriani), & 2 engraved plates at rear (a plan and elevation of kennels), contemporary tree calf, sides with a decorative gilt rolled border, sometime neatly rebacked with a new matching tan calf spine, spine with raised bands and a maroon morocco label, no half-title, title page lightly foxed, minor scuffing to corners and joints, very good and attractive copy.
ESTC t143980
Beckford, the first English writer to describe fox and hare hunting in detail, first published this classic work in Sarum [Salisbury, Wiltshire] in 1781 and this is the last edition printed there. The attractive frontispiece depicts Diana preparing for the chase.
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Details
- Bookseller
- P & B Rowan
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55131
- Title
- Thoughts upon Hunting.
- Author
- BECKFORD, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary calf
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed by E. Easton; sold by P. Elmsly .. B. Law [and others]
- Place of Publication
- Sarum [ie. Salisbury, England]
- Date Published
- 1784
- Size
- Quarto
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Hunting horses dogs engraving
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About the Seller
P & B Rowan
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About P & B Rowan
Founded in 1973 P. & B. Rowan is a husband and wife team working from private premises and specializing in books and manuscripts on Ireland, Irish History & Culture, History of Ideas (including the Sciences, Medicine, Economics, Philosophy, etc), Travels and Rare Books in all fields.
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- Rolled
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