Giles Herbert G (6 results)

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. VOL. XII. Medieval China. Dark brown end papers, textblock is very clean and very tight; four plates with protective tissue overlay; Top edge gilt. Rubbed tips, chipped corners, Full-color, front cover paste-down. 416p., including bibliography. Size: 8vo - over 7 " - 9 " tall. Plates (illustrator). Hardcover. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publisher's original Half green Leather over light blue cloth boards with gilt vignette of a Hare to the front cover.Top edge of the book is in gilt and with gilt title lettering to spine.There is one former owner's neat bookplate to the front pastedown.Illustrated by GD Giles,A Thorburn and C Whymper.An excellent study of the art of Hare Shooting,Hare Coursing,Hare Hunting and includes Chapter on the cooking of Hare.I love eating Jugged Hare and have had it several times at 'Rules' Famous Game Restaurant in Covent Garden.A nice addition to this fur and feather series,8vo 263pp First Edition [1896]. GD Giles,A Thorburn and C Whymper (illustrator).…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Publication: London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1896 Formatting: 8vo, pp. viii, [ii], 263, 24 (publisher's advertisements). Condition Report Very Good. The original pictorial oatmeal cloth binding remains notably bright and attractive, with the red and brown blocked illustration to the front board retaining strong colour and definition. There is some minor, expected shelf-wear to the extremities, including gentle bumping to the corners and slight softening to the spine ends, alongside a hint of general age-darkening to the spine panel, though the gilt lettering remains perfectly legible. Internally, the binding is tight and structurally secure with no leaning. The original dark brown endpapers are entirely intact. The untrimmed text block shows standard age-toning and mild dusting to the top edge, but the pages remain remarkably crisp and clean throughout, with only very occasional, negligible scattered spotting that does not detract from the text or the plates. A highly pleasing, solid example of a Victorian sporting classic. Catalogue Note First Edition. Part of the highly successful Fur and Feather Series (which shortly thereafter expanded into the Fur, Feather and Fin Series to include angling), this comprehensive monograph features specialist contributions on the natural history, shooting, coursing, hunting, and cookery of the hare. Edited by Alfred E. T. Watson, the volume is richly illustrated throughout with a tissue-guarded frontispiece, title vignette, and seven full-page engraved plates by the noted sporting artists G. D. Giles, Archibald Thorburn, and C. Whymper. This copy features a neat ink inscription to the half-title reading "Arthur Alexander from G.C.W., Xmas / 96", perfectly placing the book's gifting in its year of publication. While individual volumes from this series appear on the open market relatively frequently, locating a true first printing that retains such well-preserved pictorial boards without heavy soiling, structural wear, or modern repairs is increasingly uncommon. A quintessential late-Victorian sporting guide, The Hare offers a definitive look at the animalâs historical role in British field sports. Blending detailed natural history observations with practical, hands-on chapters covering shooting, coursing, hound hunting, and specialised game cookery, this beautifully illustrated volume captures the true essence of 19th-century country pursuits. It remains an indispensable classic for collectors of field sports literature and antiquarian natural history alike. G. D. Giles, A. Thorburn, C. Whymper (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. The third impression of this comprehensive guide to hunting and cooking hares, with illustrations throughout by Horburn, Whymper and Giles, and a letter from A. B. Simpson, the owner of a shooting enterprise. The third impression.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, a vignette to the title page and seven monochrome plates. Collated complete.In the publisher's original pictorial cloth.Part of the Fur, Feather and Fin Series.This work provides a comprehensive guide to the hare, covering topics such as its natural history, shooting and hunting, and cooking the hare. This copy includes a letter from A. B. Simpson, a champion dog breeder, pump manufacturer and operator of a local shooting enterprise in Lockeridge, gifting the book to his two friends. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with slight fading to the spine and bumping and very slight rubbing to the extremities. Paperclip rusted to the front endpapers. Internally firmly bound with clean and lightly age toned pages. Very Good Indeed. G. D. Giles; A. Thorburn; C. Whymper (illustrator). book.…

°°° FIRST EDITION, COMPLETE ANNUAL OF THE AS IMPORTANT AS NOWADAYS RARE ARCHITECTURAL MONTHLY; CLOTHBOUND ORIGINAL, Fifth Year in 12 monthly Issues complete: (3) pages 'Index Supplement [Fitfth Volume, January to December 1930], Building, December 1930'; 564 annually counted pages on medium-glossy paper; fully illustrated throughout with photographs of buildings or their details and ground and floor plans; 8 multiple (partly huge) folded plans and views ('Baker Street Station Buildings', 'Builders' Administration', 'New Olympial Hall', 'New Headquarters Martins Bank Liverpool', 'New Midland Bank, new Headquarters, London', 'Liverpool Cathedral Organ Cases', 2x 'Thames House Westmister London', 'New Masonic Peace Memorial, Queen Street, London'). - - Cloth-binding minimally used, last two sheets with short central tear, corners of last page slightly dusty; A BEAUTIFUL COPY.…