Rural Sports together with The Birth of the Squire and…

Rural Sports together with The Birth of the Squire and The Hound and the Huntsman. by WARDE, Frederic. ROSS, Gordon. GAY, John. < >
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One of 225 deluxe copies, with the illustrations hand coloured by the artist

~ Rural Sports together with The Birth of the Squire and The Hound and the Huntsman.

New York William Edwin Rudge 1930

5 full page illustrations and several other vignettes all drawn and hand coloured by noted sports illustrator, Gordon Ross. One of deluxe 225 copies, this no. 32, signed by the artist on the frontispiece. Introduction by Owen Culbertson. Typography by Frederic Warde. Pp. 36. Sm. Folio, original full dark purple morocco, decorative borders in blind to covers, gilt lettering and decorative design to spine, t.e.g. Spine faded, light rubbing to corners, a touch of offsetting to endpapers, with the remains of the original slipcase, otherwise very good.

With the Rockwell Kent designed book label of Henry Lewis Batterman Jr. detached and inserted loose.

Stock ref: 9058
Keywords: Book, Illustrated, Printing & Typography
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