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New York: The Derrydale Press, 1931. 1 vols. Image size of the prints is approximately 10 x 8 inches with approx. one-inch margins. Fine bright coloring. 1 vols. Image size of the prints is approximately 10 x 8 inches with approx. one-inch margins. "Fathers of America Sport" - Derrydale Colorist's Models. An extremely handsome and decorative set of American sporting notables. The six portraits, each set in an appropriate background, are of: SAMUEL MORRIS, ESQ., Foxhunter, first president of the Gloucester Foxhunting Club, America's oldest; COL. WILLIAM RANSOM JOHNSON, "Napoleon of the Turf"; COL. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Foxhunter; COMMODORE JOHN COX STEVENS, Yachtsman, owner of the "America" and a founder of the New York Yacht Club; THADDEUS NORRIS, ESQ., Angler, author of The American Angler's Book, who did much to elevate and advance the art of fly fishing; HENRY WILLIAM HERBERT, ESQ., "Frank Forester", the father of American sporting literature. Boyer's watercolors for the series, done in larger… Read More