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John Lane the Bodley Head. Collectible - Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. No Dust Jacket Spine cracked. (Sports, Hunting, Art) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1931. HC. very good, dark green buckram cloth (hardcover) NO DUSTJACKET. 136 B&W and color ill.. A Companion Volume of New Research to BRITISH SPORTING ARTISTS and ANGLING IN BRITISH ART." -- NO DUSTJACKET 240pp.

London: Lane, 1931. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Quarter inch closed tear to spine head, very mild fraying tear to spine head and foot, gently bumped and frayed corners, light soiling to spine and boards (mostly to rear board), faint soiling to fore-edges, ownership stamp to front pastedown, ink ownership inscription and two crossed words to front free endpaper, second ink ownership inscription to front endpaper, two tiny (less than quarter-inch) clipped holes to vii, about Very Good.. Dark green quarto, gilt to spine, gilt design to front board, xv, 240 pages, chiefly b&w plates (some color), genealogical table, facs. **A large, heavy book. Extra shipping charges may apply for international & expedited orders. Please inquire.** Painters -- Biography.

London / New York: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd. / Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. hardcover. Very Good. Name on front free end paper. Tape marks on front and rear free end papers. Slight edge wear to boards. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.

London and New York: John Lane Bodley / Scribner, 1931. 1st . Hardcover. Fine/No dust jacket. Fine. No dust jacket null Large book with 136 illustrations, some in color. Near fine copy.

John Lane The Bodley Head, London, 1931,. 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, hardback, 4to, xvi,240pp, 15 colour plates, 121 halftone illustrations, scattered foxing, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, green cloth, gilt titles, board corneres bumped, slightly rubbed, Very Good / no dustwrapper .

John Lane The Bodley Head, London, 1931, 4to, xvi,240pp, 15 colour plates, 121 halftone illustrations,. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, hardback, scattered foxing, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, green cloth, hilt titles, Very Good / Fair dustwrapper; wrapper mostly complete but heavily worn, torn on spine edge and browned sellotape on edges .

London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1931. First edition (hardback). 4to (28cm by 23cm), xv, 240pp. 136 plates (15 in colour). Original green cloth, gilt titling to the spine. Boards lightly rubbed, endpapers browned, contents VG. Overall, this copy is in good to very good condition.

London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1931. First edition (hardback). 4to (28cm by 23cm), xv, 240pp. 136 plates (15 in colour). Original green cloth, gilt titling to the spine. Foxing to the preliminary pages; overall, this copy is in good to very good condition.

John Lane - The Bodley Head, 1931-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. First Edition without Jacket on green cloth - A COMPANION VOLUME OF NEW RESEARCH TO ""BRITISH SPORTING ARTISTS"" AND ""ANGLING IN BRITISH ART"" WITH ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX ILLUSTRATIONS - collectable - will send out 1 st class post

London / New York: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd / Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Very Good+ condition. Bright, clean, square. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked - some pages still unopened. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. First printing, with "First published in 1931" so stated on the copyright page. Illustrated with 136 plates, including 15 in beautiful full color. A history and survey of the life and work of sporting painters such as George Stubbs, Sawrey Gilpin, George C. Morland, James Ward, Ben Marshall, Charles Towne, William Huggins, and the Alken and Ferneley families. Includes a fold-out plate depicting the Alken family tree. Bound in the original gilt-stamped green cloth. Oversize Hardcover. 9.25" wide by 11.25" tall by 1.5" thick. This large, heavy book will require SUBSTANTIAL extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the… Read More

London, John Lane,, 1931.. 4to. xv+240pp. Profusely illustrated.

LONDON, JOHN LANE, 1931. FIRST EDITION, QUARTO, WITH 136 ILLUSTRATIONS, A COMPANION VOLUME OF NEW RESEARCH TO 'BRITISH SPORTING ARTISTS' AND 'ANGLING IN BRITISH ART'. A VERY GOOD COPY IN A WORN DUSTWRAPPER. EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED..

LONDON, JOHN LANE, 1931. FIRST EDITION, QUARTO, WITH 136 ILLUSTRATIONS, A COMPANION VOLUME OF NEW RESEARCH TO 'BRITISH SPORTING ARTISTS' AND 'ANGLING IN BRITISH ART'. AN EXCELLENT COPY IN A PROTECTED DUSTWRAPPER WHICH HAS A CELLO TAPE REPAIR AT THE BACK. EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED..

London, New York : John Lane ; C. Scribner's Sons, 1931. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 240 pages; Physical description; xv, [3], 240 p., [136] of plates. : ill. (some col.) ; 29.2 cm. Includes index and list of artists. Subjects; Painting - [18/19TH Century - United Kingdom]. Sport in Art. Sporting Paintings. Iconography - Field Sports. Iconography - Horse Racing. Iconography - Fox Hunting. Abraham Cooper, R.A. [1787-1868]. George Garrard, A.R.A. [1760-1826]. Sawrey Gilpin, R.A. [1733-1807]. George Stubbs, A.R.A. [1724-1806]. James Ward, R.A. [1769-1859]. Sir Francis Grant, P.R.A. [1803-1878]. John Ferneley, Senior [1782-1860]. John Ferneley, Junior [ca. 1815-1862]. H.B. Chalon [1770-1849].William Huggins [1820-1884].Samuel Alken [1784-1825].Henry Thomas Alken [1785-1851].Samuel Henry Alken… Read More

London: John Lane, The Bodley Head Limited & New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1931]. First Edition. 4to. pp. xv, 240. 15 colour plates & numerous double-sided b/w plates. index. cloth. A very good partly unopened copy

London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1931. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 11.5" by 9". Various. A smart, first edition copy of this colourfully illustrated work on sporting and hunting painters, written by Welsh writer and sporting expert Walter Shaw Sparrow. Walter Shaw Sparrow was a notable Welsh writer on art and architecture with a special interest in British sporting artists.Copiously illustrated throughout with fifteen colour plates and ninety-three plates in black-and-white. Collated and complete. Also including a folding plate of the Alken Family Tree bound in opposite page 128, not usually included in this work. A Book of Sporting Painters acts as a companion work to Sparrow's earlier works British Sporting Artists From Barlow to Herring and Angling in British Art Through Five Centuries. This work also includes references to a variety of artists, including the noted artist George Stubbs, best known for his work on horses.Containing a previous owner's ink signature to the front… Read More

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1931. Cloth. Very Good. 11.5" by 9.5". Various. A scarce first limited edition copy of this profusely illustrated work on sporting painters by Walter Shaw Sparrow. Walter Shaw Sparrow was a notable Welsh writer on art and architecture with a special interest in British sporting artists. This edition, printed on 'specially made rag paper, with two extra plates in hand-coloured photogravure' is limited to one hundred and twenty five copies, of which this is no. 21. Copiously illustrated throughout with seventeen coloured plates (including two extra illustrated plates to the introduction) and numerous monochromatic plates. This copy also features a folding plate of the 'Alken Family Tree'. 'A Book of Sporting Painters' acts as a companion work to Sparrow's earlier works 'British Sporting Artists From Barlow to Herring' and 'Angling in British Art Through Five Centuries'. This work also includes references to a variety of artists, including the noted artist… Read More

London and New York: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd./Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Limited. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1931 limited edition, "printed on a specially made rag paper, with two extra plates in hand-coloured photogravure, limited to 125 copies for sale in Great Britain and the USA, of which this is No. 80". Tight and VG- in its light-brown cloth, with soiling to the panels and a bit of darkening along the spine. Quarto, 240 pgs., top-edge gilt, deckled fore and bottom edges. "A Companion Volume of New Research to 'British Sporting Artists' and 'Angling in British Art'. 138 Illustrations complementing the text.