earl coventry (39 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. J Sturgess Ilustrador. 4th Edition. Fourth edition thoroughly revised. Usual Badminton Library format of brown decorative top cover with the same to the spine, Bumping and fraying to cloth at top and bottom of the spine. Slight creasing to corners otherwise good. Bookplate for the Royal Artillery Institute, Woolwich. Library stamps with on end papers, front and rear. and top of preface page with the same wording.Hinges weakening but still secure. Beautiful lithograph print, by Sturgess, of a race as frontis. Damp staining at top of prelims and first few pages, and some slight foxing throughout. Internally apart from the faults as describe a tight copy. A good reading copy.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Revised. 4TH edition. Chips to top and bottom of spine. In the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes edited by His Grace the Duke of Beaufort, assisted by Alfred E.T. Watson. Illustrated brown cloth with slight wear to corners and darkening to spine. Front and rear hinge pulling slightly. Owner's name on free front endpaper 8vo.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition hardcover in mustard cloth covered boards with gilt Lonsdale crown insignia are grubby. Matching mustard buckram cloth spine with gilt titles bumped, board tips rubbed with a bit of cardboard showing. 255 pp heavy stock text clean and tight with 45 b/w photographs. Tidy name on fep of Joseph B. Wiley Jr. dated Dec. 1966. Mr. Wiley: Former Joint Master of Tewksbury Foot Bassets, Oldwick, NU, and involved with the Basset Club as well as The National Beagle Club for 50+ years. Section 1 on Beagling written by C.B. Shepherd, Master of the South Herts Beagles and includes: The Hound/ Kennel Management/ Hunting/ Hares. Section 2: Basset Hounds written by Miss Ena Adams. Section 3 on Harriers written by The Earl of Stradbroke. Section 4 on Drag Hunting written by Major-General Geoffrey Brooke, D.S.O., M.C. Section 5 on Otter Hunting begins with a chapter on The Otter, written by The Earl of Coventry. The remainder of this section is entirely by Captain L. C. R. Cameron and includes: Otter Hunting, Its History and Antiquity, 1175 To The Present Day/ The Science of Hunting The Otter/ An Otter Hunting Establishment/ A Survey of Otter Hunting Countries/ A Glossary of Otter Hunting Terms/ An Otter Hunting Bibliography. Section 6: Deer Hunting In The New Forest by Sir George Thursby. Section 7: Stag Hunting on Exmoor by Colonel W. W. Wiggin. Section 8: Hunting the Carted Stag by Major E. W. Shackle. Section 9 on Stoat Hunting With Beagles is another contribution by Captain L. C. R. Cameron.

Hardcover. Condición: Very good. Fourth edition. 6 x 7 3/4 inches. xii, 439 pages. Condition is Very Good; wear to spine ends, leather torn at top of spine edge 2 inches, light to moderate foxing on pages, text unmarked, binding tight. Sport RGR.

Hard Cover. Fourth edition thoroughly revised. VERY GOOD+. CLEAN BROWN CLOTH PICTORIAL BOARDS AND SPINE WITH LIGHT WEAR AT SPINE ENDS. BINDING TIGHT. HINGES STRONG. TEXT FINE. VERY LIGHT OWNER NAME.

1st edition. Plates & numerous illustrations. 8vo (7 1/4 x 5 inches). 419-pages. n the publisher's de luxe issue binding of half blue leather over orange gilt blocked cloth. Foxing to prelims. and at end. Coloured frontispiece foxed. Large chip from headband.

Hardcover. Condición: Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. 88 pages. No date of publication given; date taken from Jisc Library Hub Discover. Photographic dust jacket. Yellow cloth boards with titles in black on front and spine. 10 black and white photographic plates, including frontispiece. Dust jacket foxed; edgeworn, with a few small tears and chips along top edge; spine darkened; loss at tail of spine. Boards with light edgewear; a few faint marks; discoloured at tail of spine. Edges of text block with some spots and discolouration. Small bookseller's sticker on front pastedown. Foxing to pages near front and rear of book; sparse foxing spots on a few other pages. Gutter starting to crack in one place; otherwise binding firm.

Illustrated Brown Cloth. Condición: Good. J Sturgess Ilustrador. Fourth Edition. THE BADMINTON LIBRARY OF SPORTS AND PASTIMES Fourth edition, thoroughly revised, xii, 439pp, illustrated with black & white drawings in the text, colour frontispiece plate has tissue, patterned endpapers with neat bookplate to pastedown, pale foxing to edges and throughout internally, illustrated brown cloth with white and black, fold marks to front endpaper and title page otherwise a good sound copy. Size: 7.75 x 5.25 Inches. Sports.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. 1st Edition. 88pp hardback, yellow cloth black-lettered in price-clipped wrapper, wrapper torn with losses over spine, bw plates including frontispiece, first thus.

Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Condición: Good. J. Sturgess Ilustrador. Condition Notes: A touch faded at the spine. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. Pages a touch age-toned with scattered spotting, more so to the start and end; Hardback. Decorative Brown boards with gilt & black titles to the spine & upper board; Measures 7½" x 5½" (1.3 kg); pp (xii) 440; Index; In the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes series; Includes: 4pp. publisher's list; Black & white plates; Black & white drawings; Colour frontispiece (tissue-guarded); || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #197708 ||.

8vo. 440pp including index. Some pages a little soiled and foxed, Covers rather worn and dull.

Condición: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. date unknown Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:

Half-Leather. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Dark blue 1/2 leather, light brown cloth, bordered and lettered in gilt, with front cover emblem and top text block edge in gilt. xii,419 pp., color frontis., many illus. in text. Leather shows several closed tears with minor loss along spine panel, which is somewhat discolored by age, with mild rubbing to front joint and corners. Firm binding, clean interior beyond light foxing to frontis. tissue guard and a few spots on the frontis. itself. Former owner's book plate mounted on front pastedown. Spine panel wear suggests Good only, otherwise solid VG or better. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

hardback, 8vo, xii,419pp, colour frontis., numerous b/w illustrations, owner's bookplate on endpaper, slight browning, otherwise clean and sound, brown cloth pictorial, slightly rubbed, Good condition.

Paper. Condición: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten and Signed Letter by George William Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry. Dated 1833. A letter mentioning ha horse and looking after him. George William Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry,1838 - 1930, styled Viscount Deerhurst from November 1838 until 1843, was a British Conservative politician. He was Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms between 1877 and 1886 as well as Master of the Buckhounds between 1886 and 1901. Size is 175mm x 110mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease. Gum marks to rear edge. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 18812. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Mustard cloth boards with gilt Lonsdale crown insignia show a light dust mard on cover ends. Matching mustard buckram cloth spine with gilt titles straight as are board tips. 255 pp heavy stock text clean and tight with 45 b/w photographs. Prize dedication handwritten on fep states: Baker Memorial Prize presented by the Buckram Beagles to Barbara Bush April 1953. Unclipped dj in new mylar has two chips at head of backstrip but title still clearly legible. Former owner has made some small ink notes on dj flaps and one on rear cover. Section 1 on Beagling written by C.B. Shepherd, Master of the South Herts Beagles and includes: The Hound/ Kennel Management/ Hunting/ Hares. Section 2: Basset Hounds written by Miss Ena Adams. Section 3 on Harriers written by The Earl of Stradbroke. Section 4 on Drag Hunting written by Major-General Geoffrey Brooke, D.S.O., M.C. Section 5 on Otter Hunting begins with a chapter on The Otter, written by The Earl of Coventry. The remainder of this section is entirely by Captain L. C. R. Cameron and includes: Otter Hunting, Its History and Antiquity, 1175 To The Present Day/ The Science of Hunting The Otter/ An Otter Hunting Establishment/ A Survey of Otter Hunting Countries/ A Glossary of Otter Hunting Terms/ An Otter Hunting Bibliography. Section 6: Deer Hunting In The New Forest by Sir George Thursby. Section 7: Stag Hunting on Exmoor by Colonel W. W. Wiggin. Section 8: Hunting the Carted Stag by Major E. W. Shackle. Lastly, Section 9 on Stoat Hunting With Beagles is another contribution by Captain L. C. R. Cameron.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Possible First. Yellow cloth boards crayoned at foot of frt panel, soiled and marked, tips and spine ends bumped but not rubbed. No date, circa 1930s. Pp. 88+[8](advertisements), frontispiece plus 7 plates, full page map, glossary of otter hunting terms, index. The Modern Sports series. *The text is drawn from Deer, Hare & Otter Hunting, by Maj.-Gen. Geoffrey Brooke, The Earl of Coventry, and Capt. L. C. R. Cameron.

Condición: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. No date. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:

XII, 419 S. mit Ill. Einband berieben und bestoßen. Schnitt angeschmutzt und fleckig. Exlibris (James Watson) auf Innendeckel. Handschriftliche Notizen (Gewinner des Derbys seit 1780-1914) auf den Vorsätzen. Durchgehend immer wieder etwas fleckig. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 20 x 14 cm, Halbleder auf 5 Bünden mit Kopfgoldschnitt.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1938). 1938 1st thus. 8vo (140 x 221mm). Pp88 + viii pp advertisements. B/w photographs. Yellow cloth, upper board and spine titled in black. Slight browning. Good-plus in chipped dust-wrapper. This is the otter hunting section of Deer, Hare and Otter Hunting, volume XXII of the Lonsdale Library series. "Written by two famous Masters of Otter Hounds, this book says the last word on modern practice. From the natural history of the otter and the early history of the sport to the handling of hounds in the field, every point is dealt with to the ultimate detail. The list of contents will speak for itself." Chapters include: The otter (Lutra vulgaris), by the Earl of Coventry, Master of the Hawkstone Otter Hounds; History and antiquity, 1175 to the present day, by Capt. L.C.R. Cameron, sometime Master of Otter Hounds; The science of hunting the otter, by Capt. L.C.R. Cameron; An otter hunting establishment, by Capt. L.C.R. Cameron - hounds and terriers, kennel management, the master, huntsman and staff, the field; A survery of otter hunting countries, by Capt. L.C.R. Cameron - Scottish and Northern English waters, Dumfriesshire Otterhounds, Carlisle Otter Hunt, West Cumberland Otter Hunt, Kendal and District Otterhounds, Northern Counties Otterhounds, Northern Counties Otterhounds, otter hunting in the Midlands, East Lincolnshire Otter Hunt, the Eastern and South-Eastern Counties, the sport in Hants, Wilts and Dorset, in the West of England, The Culmstock Hunt, The Cheriton, The Dartmoor, The Tetcott, Wales and the Marches, The Hawkstone, The Border Counties Otterhounds, The Wye Valley Otterhounds, Pembroke and Carmarthern Pack, otter hunting in Ireland and France; A glossary of otter hunting terms; An otter hunting bibliography. .

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Fourth edition. Contemporarily rebound in green morocco and marbled papercovered boards. Some modest and rubbing and wear at the extremities, a nice very good copy.

No Binding. Condición: Very Good. J.P. Neale Ilustrador. A fine original black and white antique engraving from Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales and Scotland. This fine engraving was drawn and published by J.P. Neale 1818-1829. Ilustration comes with separate page of descriptive text. This illustration being a fine exterior view of Crome Court of Worcestershire, titled and dated. Size approx 6 x 5" (16.5 x 13cm). Ready for framing.

Cloth. Condición: Good. J Sturgess Ilustrador. The third edition of this work concerning racing and steeple-chasing from the Badminton Library series, with illustrations by John Sturgess. The third edition of this work, a comprehensive guide to racing and steeplechasing. In the Badminton Library series, a sporting project aiming to cover all major sports and pastimes, edited by Henry Somerset.The racing part was written by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire and W G Craven, while the steeple-chasing part was written by Arthur Coventry and Alfred E T Watson. With a general history and the development of the two sports, and chapters focused on rules, races, betting, and more.Illustrated in text throughout by John Sturgess.A special copy signed Charles Kemeys-Tynte April 1892, Eton College, and A C James. Tynte was a British aristocrat and Justice of the Peace, son of Halswell Milborne Kemeys-Tynte and 8th Baron Wharton JP. This volume is heavily inscribed to the front free endpaper and its verso, to the imprint page, and the verso of the title page with much information on some horse races. Some interesting entries such as 'On Aug 25 1804 Captain William Flint (White) beat Mrs. Thornton riding side saddle in a dress of buffalo leopard colour, blue sleeves and cap over the Knavsmire. Much unpleasantness followed - Col. Thornton applied in the King Bench for a criminal information against Captain Flint for challenging him to a duel and for horsewhipping him on the race ground at York the summer after the match took place.' In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with minor shelf wear and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, minor soiling to the boards. Previous ownership signature Charles Kemeys-Tynte April 1892, Eton College, and A C James. With previous owners' inscriptions to the front free endpaper and its verso, to the imprint page, and the verso of the title page with much information on some horse races. Internally, firmly bound. With some offsetting to the lower margin possibly due to a minor damp damage. Illustrated in text throughout by John Sturgess. Good. book.

Condición: Very good. 1889, London, Longmans, Green, and Co., third edition, ppxii + 419, colour frontispiece, black and white illustrations by J. Sturgess, brown pictorial cloth with lettering on spine.

Hardcover. Condición: Good minus. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Acceptable. First. Hardback with Dust Jacket. Illustrated believe to be first edition. Book good condition stains to covers, inscription to first blank page. Content clean. Dust Jacket acceptable tapped to all edges, rubbing to edges price clipped. U5A54.

Half-Leather. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Fourth Edition , Thoroughly Revised. Finely bound in half leather, brown morocco spine and corners with five raised gilt ruled bands on the spine, gilt title lettering, top edge gilt.Marbled papered boards, and marbled endpapers. xii, 439 pages. The section on racing is by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, and Mr W. G. Craven: chapters headings are: History of Horse Racing; Horses of Ancient Britain; The Progress of the Sport; History of the Jockey Club; Racing Officials: Clerk of the Course; The Starter; The Judge; The Clerk of the Scales; The Handicapper; The Stakeholder; The Stewards; Newmarket; Racing in the Provinces; Racing Servants: Old Style and New; Breeding; Treatment of Yearlings; Early Trials; Three Year Olds; Over a Distance of Ground; Upon Trainers; Upon Jockeys; and Betting. The cestion on steeplechasing is by Arthur Coventry and Alfred E. T. Watson: the chapters headings are: The Origin and Development of Steeple Chasing; The Selection of the Chaser; Schooling; Fences and Fencing; Riding the Race; Hurdle Racing; Local Meetings; and Famous Chasers and Their Riders; followed by an appendix entitled : Original Strain of Our Horses with Tabulated Pedigress; and an index. Illustrated with line drawings by John Sturgess. Full page engraved coloured frotispiece with tissue guard with numerous illustrations throughout. 5.5 X 7.5 inches. The leather shoulder on the front board is stamped "Vancroft Farm" in gilt. and the original owner's name stamp is across the top of the fly leaf, also again across a page within the book.There are some very few scuffs and rubbing here and there to the leather.Very good, and very clean throughout, with a very sound and solid binding.

One page, 4to, some discoloration, but text readable. "Sir,/ Please to deliver to the Bearer, Mr Clarke, the Evidence on Mr Hasting's Trial from page 1204 to page 1244 so much being wanting to compleat my Numbers." Note (for dating purposes and identification of correspondent = publisher): prob. Minutes of the evidence taken at the trial of Warren Hastings . upon an impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors, etc. [London,] 1788[-94]. fol.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket as Issued. Sturgess John Ilustrador. Third Edition. Half black leather over tan boards. Gilt titles to spine which has damage to head , piece missing from tail and is very rubbed.Corners bumped. Foxing to first title page o/w internally in the main clean and bright. Coloured frontis.56 illustrations by Sturgess.419pp.

XII,419 S. mit 1 farb. lith. Front., Holzstichvign. a.d. Titel u. zahlr. Illustr. in Holzstich v. J.Sturgess. Illustr. Oln., min. berieben u. bestoßen, erste u. letzte Bl. etw. stockfl. - The Badminton Library.

1893, fourth edition, Badminton Library, ppxii + 439, black and white illustrations with a coloured frontispiece, half blue morocco, orange cloth, de-luxe binding. Spine faded and worn, otherwise very good.