Thoughts Upon Hunting: In a Series of Familiar Letters to a Friend. The Fourth Edition.
Published by London, Printed for J. Debrett, 1802 4th
- Used
Seller: PROCTOR / THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP, DORCHESTER, United KingdomPROCTOR / THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP
AbeBooks seller since March 22, 2001
Association member: PBFA
Condition: Used
US$ 109.10
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Hardback, Size 8 x 6.5 inches. In speckled full calf leather binding with gilt banding to spine and gilt lettering to black leather spine label. Speckled page edges and plain endpapers. Gilt dentelles to outer board edges. In very good condition. Some rubbing to edges. Corners slightly bumped, top corners slightly chipped. Small chip to top rear corner of spine. Lacking front free endpaper. Bookplate to front ?Austin Mackenzie.? Inside pages all very clean, bright and tight, throughout. One tiny inscription to top of p99 (?Thoughts on hunting.?) and neatly patched tear to p191. Else a very clean and tight copy. 360pp. Illustrated with 3 B&W engraved plates including frontis and plan. A classic book on hunting in England, with hounds, for foxes, rabbits, and deer. Each chapter is a letter which details different aspects of fox and hare hunting etc covering kennels, scents, diseases, care and feeding of hounds, breeding and care of a hunter. First published in 1781 and reprinted many times, this being the 4th edition from 1802.…
Seller Inventory # 83838
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Thoughts Upon Hunting: In a Series of Familiar Letters to a Friend. The Fourth Edition.
- Author
- BECKFORD, PETER:
- Publisher
- London, Printed for J. Debrett, 1802 4th
- Seller catalogs
- Sports & Pastimes
PROCTOR / THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP
DORCHESTER, United Kingdom
Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
| Item | 14 to 45 business days | 5 to 10 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 26.48 | US$ 39.72 |
Payment methods
- Check
- Money Order
- Paypal
Store description
T.A. PROCTOR T/A THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP,established 1976. Our shop in Puddletown,Dorset has been open since 1978. We are situated in the heart of the "HARDY COUNTRY", just outside Dorchester on the Road to Bournemouth. Our miscellaneous stock is interesting and changes frequently. We also stock some antique maps (mostly of Dorset) and some engravings of mostly local views. Member of ABA and ILAB.
Specialty
ESP. G. A. HENTY; H. G. WELLS;, 19TH.CENTURY AUTHORS, THOMAS HARDY; H. RIDER HAGGARD; JULES VERNE, FOREIGN & ENGLISH TRAVELS, ILLUSTRATED & CHILDREN'S BOOKS, GENERAL ENGLISH LITERATURE (1750 - 1970), ESP. BADMINTON LIBRARY, SPORTS & PASTIMES, E.G., DORSET TOPOGRAPHY & RELATED SUBJECTS, WILLIAM BARNES, FINE BINDINGSAssociation member
Seller's business information
PROCTOR / THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP
United Kingdom
Terms of sale
All overseas orders must be paid in
advance either by credit card (we accept Visa, Mastercard, Switch, paypal) or by
cheque / money order in Pound Sterling. Postage, insurance and packing is extra.
Books can be returned within 14 days upon receipt (please let us straight away).
If the book was wrongly described, we will refund your return postage. If you
just changed your mind, we would you expect you to refund our postage to you. We
try to give as careful a description as possible, but we do not mention private
library labels or inscriptions, slight foxing, or very minor other faults -
unless these seriously affect the value of the book.
All items remain the property of The Antique Map & Bookshop until payment has
been received in full. If you are a resident in the EU & you have a VAT number,
may we please be advised of it. Our VAT number is: GB 291 7495 21.
The buyer is responsible for the payment of any additional VAT, duty or other charge or tax that may be applied.
Shipping terms
Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.