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First published by The Derrydale Press in 1932, The Silver Horn —widely recognized as the best foxhunting fiction ever published—introduces Grand's famous fictional character Colonel John Weatherford and his foxhunting adventures. Whether it is the story of a broken down but proud old Kentucky gentleman who trains an outsider to win a classic race or the mysterious sound of the huntsman's silver horn heard in the deserted streets of London at midnight, readers will be fascinated by these fourteen superb foxhunting stories. Six illustrations in collotype by J. Alden Twachtman.
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Gordon Grand was a successful businessman in New York, and a member of the Millbrook Hunt in Millbrook, New York. His fox hunting fiction has been widely praised as the best in the genre.
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The Silver Horn has everything a sporting work can possess and will survive as one of the most finished contributions to American sporting literature...too much praise cannot be accorded. (Saturday Review Of Literature )
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- PublisherDerrydale Press
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 1586670395
- ISBN 13 9781586670399
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
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The Silver Horn and Other Sporting Tales of John Weatherford [The Derrydale Press Foxhunters' Library]
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Derrydale Press, Lanham, MD and New York
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. Red cloth-effect boards, lettered in gold foil. As issued. Color illus. dust jacket is slightly sunned along spine panel and shows slight surface rubbing to a portion of upper front panel, otherwise as issued and now in mylar. [vii],229 pp. 1st thus. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 061524
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The Silver Horn
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The Derrydale Press, New York, NY
(1932)
ISBN 10: 1586670395
ISBN 13: 9781586670399
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Book Description Hardcover. Illustrated by Twachtman, J. Alden (illustrator). First Edition. VG, small rub to top spine; A lovely copy. Limited to 950 copies. ; First (1932) ; Red cloth/gilt; 8vo; No DJ. Seller Inventory # 22545
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