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F P Delme Radcliffe Esq. The Noble Science. Rudolph Ackermann, 1839.
Price: US$44.91 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Green cloth with gilt decoration to front cover and spine. Protective Jacket that has been added later. Front hinge split but the text block remains tight, clean and readable.page edges gilded.
Seller: Westmoor Books, Leyburn, United Kingdom
Price: US$44.91 + shipping
Description: Tall 8vo. (Approx 6.5 x 10 inches.) Green cloth with gilt to spine. Marbled page edging. Re-backed with matching cloth. Prelims sl.foxed. Else a very good, nice copy. 327pp. 2 steel-engr.plates & 7 wood-engr.plates, from orig.designs by the Rev. C.D.Radcliffe, engraved by E.Landells. 13 nice ills.as head- & 13 as tail pieces. 3 plans.
Seller: PROCTOR / THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP, DORCHESTER, United Kingdom
Price: US$64.16 + shipping
Description: First edition (hardback). 8vo, xii, 327pp. Frontsispiece, plates and text illustrations (mostly by the author's brother, C D Radcliffe). Publisher's red cloth, gilt titling to the spine, gilt motif to the front board, top edge gilt. The binding is rather rubbed and dusty, there is some foxing of the preliminary pages, and a bookplate; overall, this book is in good condition. Author's presentation copy, inscribed "Walter Coulston Esq from the author, January 4th 1864" on the front free endpaper.
Seller: Cornell Books Limited, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
Price: US$77.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, xii, 327 pp ,engraved frontispiece, additional title, engraved portrait, wood engraved head and tail pieces, armorial bookplate of Lord Farnham on pastedown, bookplate of Walter Gilbey on front free endpaper, front hinge starting to split but binding firm, half calf and marbled paper boards, rubbed, banded spine with gilt decoration and gilt lettering on maroon. Size: 8vo
Seller: Old Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA, Brackley, United Kingdom
Price: US$86.00 + shipping
Description: Illustrated treatise on fox-hunting, by the Master of Hounds at the Hertfordshire Hunt Club. Good. Bound in green cloth over boards with embossed ornamental designs, gilt-stamped spine title. The book has been expertly restored, retaining the original binding cloth as much as possible. Interior pages show some foxing to pre- and postliminary leaves, occasional paper repairs, and a short edge tear to an occasional leaf. Expertly rebacked original cloth over boards. Octavo. xii, 327 pages
Seller: Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB, Annapolis, MD, U.S.A.
RADCLIFFE, F.P. Delme. The Noble Science. Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1839, 1839.
Price: US$117.11 + shipping
Description: A Few General Ideas on Fox-Hunting, For the Use of the Rising Generation of Sportsmen, and More Especially Those of the Hertfordshire Hunt Club. A fine copy of the 1839 first edition, beautifully rebound in half-morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles and blindstamped decoration to the spine.
Seller: Books On Dean, Albury, NSW, Australia
Price: US$121.91 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FULL Red Calf LEATHER with Five Raised Bands, Green Leather title slips with gold hand tooled titles and Fox Head. 255 x 160 mm approx. All edges of book block gilt, applied head and tail bands. Illustrated Half Title, Steel engraved frontis + One other, VII plates with tissue guards engraved on wood and all other head and tail pieces, plans as called for from original designs by the author's brother Rev. C.D.Radcliffe, engraved by E.Landells. xii + 328 pp + 8 page publisher's catalogue dated 1837.VG (The book has been re sewn by us on two tapes laid into split boards, with new plain end papers.An armorial book plate of the previous owner has been re -applied to the front paste down to preserve the integrity of the book. The half title/ frontis/ title page and the other steel engraved plate have been washed and re-sized as they were quite browned when the book was bought in dis-bound). NB The new end papers do not have gilt edges, the front end paper has pulled through the sewing at tapes and kettle stitches and the hand tooling is a little blurred but acceptable and quite legible on the book shelf . It is proving a long learning curve to perfect - but getting better! Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.
Seller: booksonlinebrighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
Price: US$165.57 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: This is a Near Fine Copy of this Book in very attractive contemporary blue half calf binding over marbled boards,with the top edge of the book gilt lined.There are neat attractive marbled endpapers.No previous names or inscriptions are present.Illustrated with engraved frontispiece and further charming engravings within the book (see pics) The binding is firm with NO hinge weakness,no turned corners to pages.Light spotting to frontispiece and to the title page.Internally the book's contents are clean and free from foxing.The polished calf has five raised bands to spine with title lettering and Author in the 2nd and 4th spine compartments,other compartments are are illustrated with gilt roundel designs.Great copy for the collector on this early treatise on Fox Hunting especially Hertfordshire and it's hounds etc.8vo Royal Octavo size (xii) b 327pp First Edition [1839]
Seller: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Old Langho, United Kingdom
Price: US$192.49 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: LARGE PAPER COPY First edition, xii, 327 pp. ,engraved frontispiece, additional title, engraved portrait, , wood engraved illustrations, presentation inscription on free prelim dated 1891, armorial bookplate of Charles Ormston Eaton, top edge gilt, contemporary maroon half morocco and marbled paper, spine gilt lettered with fox mask decoration, edges slightly rubbed, Size: 8vo
Seller: Old Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA, Brackley, United Kingdom
Price: US$224.57 + shipping
Description: , xii, 327 pages, with frontispiece, engraved title page, plus 8 other plates, and wood engravings in the text, presentation copy given to George F. Bonham (2nd Baronet, diplomat, and ambassador to Serbia and Switzerland) on his leaving Eton First Edition , a nice clean and tight binding, small surface scuff to rear cover near spine, nice bright gilt, previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown and owner's inscription on frontblank, light water stain to frontispiece, internally nice and clean, book in very good condition , full red morocco, with gilt decoration and titles, raised bands, all edges gilt, gilt dentelles 25 x 16 cm Hardback ISBN:
Seller: Keoghs Books, Skipton, United Kingdom
Price: US$247.50 + shipping
Description: xii, 327, [1] pp. Illustrated with 2 steel plates, 3 plans, 7 full-page wood engravings & numberous head- tailpieces. Royal 8vo. Minor extremity wear & rubs. A handsome VG+ copy. Later three-quarter maroon morocco-style sheep with red cloth boards. TEG. Original red cloth covers bound-in at rear
Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: xii, 327 [1] pp. Added engraved title page; illustrated from engravings. 8vo, publisher's elaborately gilt green morocco; gilt foxes on spine; a.e.g. First edition. A bright, attractive copy, very handsomely bound.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$333.65 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: xii. 327pp, embelishments (sic). '.for the use of the Rising Generation of Sportsmen, and more especially those of the Hertfordshire Hunt Club.' Author was Master of the Hounds. Rebound in green leather with new eps. 1.3kg
Seller: EmJay Books, Bradford., United Kingdom
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Fox hunting, horses. Extra-illustrated edition. Leather spine and corners scuffed, corners worn to the boards, front cover and first endpaper detached, rear joint weak. Bookplates inside the front cover and on the first endpaper, otherwise the interior is clean, pages toned, top edge gilt. Two steel engraving plates and seven wood engraving plates and multiple text illustrations as listed all fine, PLUS 56 added plates, steel and copperplate engravings, relevant to the text.
Seller: R Bryan Old Books, Sewell, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Royal 8vo (10 in x 6.5 in), pp. xii, (1), 2-327, (1), extra engraved title, 2 steel engraved portraits, 7 wood engraved plates, 3 engraved plans, wood engraved head and tail pieces throughout, and extra illustrated with 19 mounted engraved plates. Three-quarter black morocco and black cloth, back in six blind fillet compartments, gilt triple fillets in the second, gilt lettering in the second and fourth, five gilt roll tooled raised bands with dot terminals, gilt date at foot, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Near fine clean attractive binding with strong joints, some offset from the plates, some minor paste action near the ends, sheets clean, unmarked, complete plus extra plates with occasional light foxing. H10232 All Items Are Sent Insured. Insurance charges are included in the Shipping & Handling Charges. International buyers please be aware that we are not responsible for and do not include or estimate customs duties, fees or taxes in any way in our listings. We ship all orders within 5 days of cleared payment. We do not create and are not responsible for shipping times or delays associated with customs and international shipping.
Seller: J & J House Booksellers, ABAA, Kennett Square, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$356.60 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A rare nineteenth century volume on hunting by the master of the Hertfordshire hounds. large 8vo, contemporary smart, half-blue leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering to spine, marbled endpapers, frontis engaving of Hugo Meynell with his huntsman Jack Raven and the hound Glider, one illustrated title page, one textual title page, xii + 327 pp, many headpiece & tailpiece engravings plus 7 full page engraved plates, also a ground plan of the kennel at Tedworth, a plan of bedstead in the kennel at Tedworth and a plan of the stables at Tedworth. Generally very good condition throughout with foxing only to the endpapers.
Seller: MANOR COLLECTABLES, WOODHALL SPA, LINCS, United Kingdom
Price: US$442.73 + shipping
Description: First edition. Royal octavo (25.5 x 17cm), published at 14s. 'A book which ought to be in the hands of every fox-hunter'- Allibone. pp.xii,327. With an additional engraved title, frontispiece on steel, seven full-page wood-engraved plates, one other steel plate, vignettes & plans. Some light foxing to the early blank leaves, frontis & engraved title, otherwise a clean & fresh copy. Bound in 20th C full red straight-grained morocco, elaborately gilt to boards & spine with fox devices & richly gilded dentelles. The original cloth covers, front & rear, plus the spine, bound at the end. Teg. VG. [Schwerdt II, 122; Allibone 1722; Slater 84; Ford 228]
Seller: Colin Page Books, Storrington, United Kingdom