muirhead james patrick editor (4 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Fair. 1875; Poor Condition; blue cloth covers; book has water damage - pages are wavy and covers are discolored and worn; no jacket; bookplate on front pastedown; weak binding; text is legible; 262 pages; illustrated; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. A collection of prose and poetry with the woodcock as main subject matter. Illustrated with engravings. Foxing throughout.

1st Edn,. VI 120 pages, 6 etched plates, light spotting to contents, armorial bookplate to front paste down, publishers green cloth, gilt vignette of 2 shot woodcock to upper board, cloth clean and bright. Sir Francis Chantrey a sculptor shut two woodcocks with 1 shot at Holkham, Norfolk on November 20 1829. It was sufficiently well regarded to merit this delightful anthology of verse on the subject. A monument to the 2 woodcock was presented to W.Coke of Holkham in 1834. An etching of the monument is used as the frontis and part for the gilt vignette to the upper cover. A scarce title and more so in this condition. Chute 461.

1st Edn,. VI 120 pages, 6 etched plates, light spotting to contents, armorial bookplate to front paste down, publishers green cloth, gilt vignette of 2 shot woodcock to upper board, cloth clean and bright. Sir Francis Chantrey a sculptor shot two woodcock with 1 shot at Holkham, Norfolk on November 20 1829. It was sufficiently well regarded to merit this delightful anthology of verse on the subject. A monument to the 2 woodcock was presented to W.Coke of Holkham in 1834. An etching of the monument is used as the frontis and part for the gilt vignette to the upper cover. A scarce title and more so in this condition. Chute 461.