BECKFORD, Peter. Thoughts on Hunting, in a Series of Familiar Letters to a Friend. London: Thomas Davison for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1820. 8 o (218 x 134 mm). Half title, folding engraved plan, engraved frontispiece, engraved title and numerous engraved illustrations throughout (some light spotting and browning). Contemporary red straight-grained morocco gilt, marbled endpapers, edges gilt concealing a DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTING OF TAKING A FENCE AND HUNGING WITH FALCONS (upper cover and spine torn away, corners bumped). Provenance: H. C. Whalley (gift inscription in ink); Charles Percival (signature in pencil). -- HOOD, Thomas (1799-1845). Whims and Oddities, in Prose and Verse: with Eighty-Seven Original Designs. London: E. Moxon and Son, n.d. Small 8 o (161 x 103 mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait and numerous illustrations. Contemporary green morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing a DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTING OF A FISHING SCENE AND A HUNTING SCENE, EACH PAINTING EXTENDED ONTO THE UPPER AND LOWER EDGES; modern slipcase (lower joint lightly rubbed). Provenance for the lot: Estelle Doheny (her sale Christie's New York, 21 February 1989, lot 1910). (2)
BECKFORD, Peter. Thoughts on Hunting, in a Series of Familiar Letters to a Friend. London: Thomas Davison for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1820. 8 o (218 x 134 mm). Half title, folding engraved plan, engraved frontispiece, engraved title and numerous engraved illustrations throughout (some light spotting and browning). Contemporary red straight-grained morocco gilt, marbled endpapers, edges gilt concealing a DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTING OF TAKING A FENCE AND HUNGING WITH FALCONS (upper cover and spine torn away, corners bumped). Provenance: H. C. Whalley (gift inscription in ink); Charles Percival (signature in pencil). -- HOOD, Thomas (1799-1845). Whims and Oddities, in Prose and Verse: with Eighty-Seven Original Designs. London: E. Moxon and Son, n.d. Small 8 o (161 x 103 mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait and numerous illustrations. Contemporary green morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing a DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTING OF A FISHING SCENE AND A HUNTING SCENE, EACH PAINTING EXTENDED ONTO THE UPPER AND LOWER EDGES; modern slipcase (lower joint lightly rubbed). Provenance for the lot: Estelle Doheny (her sale Christie's New York, 21 February 1989, lot 1910). (2)
BECKFORD, Peter. Thoughts on Hunting, in a Series of Familiar Letters to a Friend. London: Thomas Davison for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1820. 8 o (218 x 134 mm). Half title, folding engraved plan, engraved frontispiece, engraved title and numerous engraved illustrations throughout (some light spotting and browning). Contemporary red straight-grained morocco gilt, marbled endpapers, edges gilt concealing a DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTING OF TAKING A FENCE AND HUNGING WITH FALCONS (upper cover and spine torn away, corners bumped). Provenance: H. C. Whalley (gift inscription in ink); Charles Percival (signature in pencil). -- HOOD, Thomas (1799-1845). Whims and Oddities, in Prose and Verse: with Eighty-Seven Original Designs. London: E. Moxon and Son, n.d. Small 8 o (161 x 103 mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait and numerous illustrations. Contemporary green morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing a DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTING OF A FISHING SCENE AND A HUNTING SCENE, EACH PAINTING EXTENDED ONTO THE UPPER AND LOWER EDGES; modern slipcase (lower joint lightly rubbed). Provenance for the lot: Estelle Doheny (her sale Christie's New York, 21 February 1989, lot 1910). (2)
BECKFORD, Peter. Thoughts on Hunting, in a Series of Familiar Letters to a Friend. London: Thomas Davison for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1820. 8 o (218 x 134 mm). Half title, folding engraved plan, engraved frontispiece, engraved title and numerous engraved illustrations throughout (some light spotting and browning). Contemporary red straight-grained morocco gilt, marbled endpapers, edges gilt concealing a DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTING OF TAKING A FENCE AND HUNGING WITH FALCONS (upper cover and spine torn away, corners bumped). Provenance: H. C. Whalley (gift inscription in ink); Charles Percival (signature in pencil). -- HOOD, Thomas (1799-1845). Whims and Oddities, in Prose and Verse: with Eighty-Seven Original Designs. London: E. Moxon and Son, n.d. Small 8 o (161 x 103 mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait and numerous illustrations. Contemporary green morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing a DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTING OF A FISHING SCENE AND A HUNTING SCENE, EACH PAINTING EXTENDED ONTO THE UPPER AND LOWER EDGES; modern slipcase (lower joint lightly rubbed). Provenance for the lot: Estelle Doheny (her sale Christie's New York, 21 February 1989, lot 1910). (2)
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