The Sport of Our Fathers

Walter Shaw Sparrow; Theodore Cook; E. D. Cuming

Verlag: Williams and Norgate 1927-9, London, 1927

Beschreibung

The first edition of 'The Sport of our Fathers' in uniform signed bindings, containing biographical studies of sports illustrators Henry Alken, George Stubbs, and Ben Marshall The first edition of this work. Walter Shaw Sparrow's biographical studies of Henry Alken, George Stubbs, and Ben Marshall, complete in two volumes forming the series 'The Sport of Our Fathers.' With an introduction to 'Henry Alken' by Sir Theodore Cook and by E. D. Cuming to 'George Stubbs and Ben Marshall'.Rebound in lovely quarter morocco by Craftsmen Binders.Illustrated with twelve plates in colour and numerous half-tone plates. Collated, complete.Cazenove family bookplate to front pastedowns. Rebound in uniform quarter morocco bindings over cloth covered boards, with five raise bands and titles in gilt to spine label, renewed endpapers. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear. Cazenove family bookplate to front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Minor spotting scattered to the leaves, with some cockling to plates between pp.8-9 due to damp damage. With twelve colour plates and numerous further half tone plates. Collated, complete. Very Good Indeed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 821A54

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Sport of Our Fathers

Verlag: Williams and Norgate 1927-9, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1927

Einband: Leather

Illustrator: Henry Alken; George Stubbs; Ben Marshall

Zustand: Very Good Indeed

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book