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1923ref. 85307London: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited 1923. First Edition. Blue cloth hardcover gilt lettering. Very Good. 29 x 23 cm. Quarto. xxii 288pp. 4 ads With 200 illustrations including 39 in color. Fading and some fraying to the spine. A few of the early pages show foxing. Some light soiling to covers. John Lane The Bodley Head Limited unknown
1923ref. 001497London: John Lane the Bodley Head Limited 1923. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to xxii pp288 complete with 200 illustrations 39 of them in colour plus 4 pages of adverts to rear. Hardcover no dust jacket. Handsomely rebound in with blue leather spine with 5 raised bands and gilt lettered leather title label over lighter blue buckram boards in near fine condition although the title label is lifting to edges a little Inside all pages and plates in excellent clean and bright condition with the very occasional mark and a little toning. A very nice copy. This is a heavy book and may cost more postage overseas. John Lane, the Bodley Head Limited hardcover
1923ref. 884T12London: John Lane 1923. First edition. Cloth. Good. 11.5" by 9". Not Stated. A smart first edition of this study of British art depicting angling through five centuries. First edition. Illustrated with two hundred images including thirty-nine colour plates one hundred and thirty-three black-and-white plates and twenty-eight line blocks in the text. Collated complete. A detailed work exploring the figure of the angler in British art with chapters on watercolours land and sea painting language in art as well as studies on individual artists and their sporting work. Written by Walter Shaw Sparrow a Welsh writer on art and architecture with a special interest in British sporting artists. With a preface by Hugh Tempest Sheringham an English writer considered one of the greatest angling writers of his generation. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities resulting in minor fraying. Fading to the spine and edges of the boards. The odd mark to the board. Residue from library sticker to the tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Library stamps to the reverse of the title page. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Good John Lane hardcover
1923ref. 1909230019London: John Lane the Bodley Head 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Bound in contemporary leather Quarto 28 cm. Bound in full navy morocco. Patterned slip case wear to extremities. Lovely gilt decorated spine compartments gilt ruled. All edges gilt. Rubbing/wear to cover. Rear board crudely reattached. Patterned end sheets. Clean unmarked pages. Reproductions of paintings by famous artists of fishing fishermen and rivers. 288 pp 2pp publishers ads. 200 illustrations including 39 in color. This is an oversized or heavy book which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. London: John Lane the Bodley Head hardcover
1915ref. 4046In good condition clean and unmarked spine is straight and secure light wear at edges. John Lane The Bodley Head hardcover
1922ref. 231Signed Limited Edition This is Number 45 of 95 First Edition Copyright 1922 SIGNED and Numbered by the Author on a special tipped-in sheet On hand-made paper with 2 extra color double-page plates John Lane The Bodley Head Limited – London Charles Scribner's Sons – New York 249 numbered pages Approx. size 9.5" X 11.5" X 2.5" Book Very Good – not ex-library; some pages with light soiling/toning; light fading to spine lettering see photo Extremely rare with beautiful plates – very collectible Please review all photos which are a part of the description and listing. John Lane The Bodley Head Limited / Charles Scribner’s Sons hardcover
1922ref. deck282827BC2John Lane 1922. Hardcover. Very Good. white and gold trimmed boards signed by Sparrow 40/95 with 2 extra plates they are double page in color John Lane hardcover
ref. ria9789354019074_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book paperback
ref. B9789354019074Paperback / softback. New. paperback
1922ref. 859B68London : John Lane The Bodley Head 1922 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 11" by 9". Various. A bright first edition copy of British Sporting Artists from Barlow to Herring with colour plates. A first edition copy. British Sporting Artists from Barlow to Herring is written by Walter Shaw Sparrow and with a foreword by Sir Theodore Cook. Some of the artist that are considered within this volume include Francis Barlow Peter Tillemans John Wootton and George Stubbs.With twenty seven colour plates and seventy-six black and white plates.Collated complete. With adverts to the rear. A wonderful exploration of sporting painting as a genre. Rebacked with the original cloth spine and boards restored. Externally very smart indeed with some marks to the rear board and fading to the spine. Internally firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed John Lane The Bodley Head hardcover
ref. 0260716006.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1922ref. GEN18-B-15London : John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd 1922. First edition. Cloth. Good. 11.5" x 9". None. A detailed work reviewing the lives and works of many artists who have studied English country life and sport mainly associated with hunting and racing. First edition. "With a Foreword by Sir Theodore Cook and Twenty-Seven Illustrations in Colour and Seventy-Six in Black & White." Covering a large time span; from Francis Barlow in the reign of Charles I and ending with J. F. Herring and the younger Wolstenholme. As the subject is Art in its relations with Sport and Sport in its patronage of Art this long period is particularly interesting because its changes and improvements mark a continuous evolution unbroken by revolutionary fashions and their reactions. Rebacked in green cloth gilt title to the spine and gilt embossed picture of a horse and rider to the front board. Externally boards are sound with only some light wear to the extremities. Rubbing to the spine with chipping and very minor loss. Internally firmly bound and bright throughout although with light background foxing throughout. Good John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd hardcover
2017ref. Gyan-9789367810453Facsimile Publisher 2017. Hardcover. New. 25.13 x 18.78 x 4.22 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
2017ref. Gyan-9789367810453Facsimile Publisher 2017. Hardcover. New. 25.13 x 18.78 x 4.22 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
ref. 45282052-nnew. unknown
ref. B9781015872561Hardback. New. hardcover
ref. B9781016617345Hardback. New. hardcover
ref. 52156London: Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & co 1910. Limited edition hardback. Folio 40cm by 29cm xiii. 157pp. 20 colour plates and 17 collotype plates but please note that this book lacks the two original etchings. Rebound in quarter green morocco retaining the original green cloth boards. This copy was formerly in the library of Birmingham School of Arts & Crafts with occasional stamps and labels the boards are somewhat rubbed and there is some light scattered foxing. Overall the book is in good condition but please note that the two etchings are lacking. Limited to 160 copies of which this is copy number 138. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & co, 1910. hardcover
1929ref. mon0000974653Cassell And Company Ltd 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Pages clean some foxing no markings. Complete with numerous illustrations. Cassell And Company Ltd hardcover
1929ref. 632M17London: Cassell and Company Ltd. 1929. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 11.5" by 9". George Stubbs; Ben Marshall. A first edition copy of Walter Shaw Sparrow's fascinating study of the life and works of the renowned English sporting and animal painters George Stubbs and Ben Marshall. Walter Shaw Sparrow was a notable Welsh writer on art and architecture with a special interest in British sporting artists. Collated complete with four plates in colour and eighty two 'subjects' in black and white. Complete with the scarce original unclipped dustwrapper. This copy was the second volume of the series 'The Sport of Our Fathers'. With an introduction by E. D. Cuming This copy contains a loosely inserted leaflet for the George Stubbs exhibition at the Tate Gallery 18 October 1984- 6 January 1985. In the publisher's original cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally minor shelfwear to extremities and head and tail of spine. Fading to spine. Dustwrapper chipped and bumped to extremities. Fading to spine of wrap and extremities of boards. Small closed tear to lower extremity of front wrap and upper extremity of rear wrap. Tear and small loss to head of front joint of wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with light scattered spots to the occasional page. Very Good Cassell and Company, Ltd. hardcover
1929ref. 4850Charles Scribner's Sons 1929 Book and mylar covered dust jacket in very good condition small dent 1/8 on the back board and dust jacket. The top of the spine chipped an inch. This is a limited edition of 250 copies of which 100 are for sale in America and this being No. I. Four plates in colour and 82 subjects in half-tone. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1927ref. 215093London: Williams and Norgate 1927. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 55p. An oversize white cloth hardcover book; covers soiled and corners bumped. Griswold Lollard stamp on front endpaper; no other ownership markings. SIGNED BY THE EDITOR and numbered 112 of 250 copies. Smudges at top of title page otherwise text clean and binding tight. Illustrated throughout with many of Alken's works. With Eight Plates in Color and Sixty-four Subjects in Half-tone. Edited by Theodore Cook. The Sport of Our Fathers series Volume I. A study of the sport illustrator Henry Alken. Williams and Norgate hardcover
1927ref. 835P7London: Williams and Norgate LTD 1927. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 12.5" by 10.5". Henry Alken. A lavishly illustrated limited edition study on the sporting paintings of Henry Alken a signed work complete with plates in colour and monochrome. The first limited edition limited to 250 copies this copy numbered 182. Signed by Theodore Cook to the limitation page. Cook was the editor of 'The Field' and wrote the introduction to this volume.An ode to the life and work of Henry Alken.Henry Thomas Alken was a painter who is best remembered today for his many paintings of sporting subjects and coaching scenes. This wonderful work includes many examples of Alken's prolific paintings career.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece eight colour plates and forty-eight monochrome plates.Collated complete.Written by Walter Shaw Sparrow. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally smart. Cloth is a little discoloured with some marks as is usual with a light colour cloth. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed Williams and Norgate, LTD hardcover
1927ref. 665L27London: Williams and Norgate 1927-1929. First edition. Fine Binding. Near Fine. 11.5" by 9". Various. A finely bound work containing the first and second volumes of Walter Shaw Sparrow's biographical studies of these renowned sports illustrators Henry Alken George Stubbs and Ben Marshall. In a sumptuous half morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Comprising of 'Henry Alken' 1927 and 'George Stubbs and Ben Marshall' 1929 which together form ' The Sport of Our Fathers'. With an introduction to 'Henry Alken' by Sir Theodore Cook and an introduction to 'George Stubbs and Ben Marshall' by E D Cuming. First editions of both works. Both volumes are illustrated with nine coloured plates to the first volume and four coloured plates to the second volume. Several half-tone illustrations to both works. Collated complete. Walter Shaw Sparrow was a notable Welsh writer on art and architecture with a special interest in British sporting artists. This work looks at the lives and works of Henry Alken George Stubbs and Ben Marshall. A fascinating study with both volumes seldom found together here in a beautiful bright binding. In a half crushed morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Externally very smart with a few light marks to the cloth boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright. Scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Otherwise just the occasional light spots. Near Fine Williams and Norgate unknown
ref. 49330London: Williams and Norgate 1927. First edition hardback limited to 250 numbered copies of which this is number 148 signed by Theodore Cook who wrote the introduction on the title page. 4to 32cm by 26cm xxiv 55pp. Frontispiece 3 colour plates 36 half-tone plates. Original white cloth gilt titling to the front board and the spine top edge gilt. Small mark to the spine some rubbing of the boards contents VG. Overall this copy is in good to very good condition. London: Williams and Norgate, 1927. hardcover
