J a shepherd illustrator (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 144 pp. Bound in cloth. Light-wear; the last leaves roughly cut.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. 5 page article extracted from Strand Magazine 1917, pages 98 - 102. 14 cameo illustrations in text. Very slight chips where inner page sewn else Fine.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. 5 page article extracted from Strand Magazine 1917, pages 526 - 530. 8 illustrations in text. Very slight chips where inner page sewn, slight browning else VG+.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Hardback copy in red cloth boards with black lettering to front and spine. No dustjacket. 379pp. 44 b/w illustrations including frontispiece throughout. Not library copy, no inscriptions. Few marks to boards, 1/2 inch tear to head of spine. (12/2).

FIRST EDITION (1908), folio, 395 x 275 mm, 15½ x 10¾ inches, cloth backed grey boards illustrated brown and white, green and cream illustrated endpapers, illustrated half-title, (34) pages Japan folded. Colour illustrated title page and 32 pages of delightful coloured illustrations, text above and below. Foxhound puppies get up to every sort of prank. Corners and board edges slightly rubbed, tiny chips to surface at top and bottom edges of boards, head and tail of spine just very slightly worn, minute nick in spine cloth. Endpapers slightly browned, half-title foxed and last page slightly foxed, occasional faint foxing to margins. A very good clean bright copy. The reprints are smaller (270 mm, 10¾" tall) with a mounted colour plate on the cover. J. A. Shepherd (1867-1946) was an animal painter known for humorous drawings of animals with human clothing and personalities. He worked for Punch for 40 years, noted for the style and wit of his illustrations. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. A heavy book which may require extra postage.…