Victor Hurst (54 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. no C date and Good and illustrated (A Book of Instruction for Young Riders).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Boards have some wear. Content has light toning. Tear to rear content page. Owner message to end paper. No DJ.

Condition: Good. 1948. No Edition Remarks. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 170 pages. Hugh Allyn Hunt "Acme Rooms and sweet Marjorie Russell" / Edward Franklin "All that Sunday madness" / Giles Gordon "Two women, two eyes" / , Victor Manne Joshua's day" / , Paul Thompson "The last laugh" / J C Oates "Dying" / Jay Neugeboren The Zodiacs" / Sally Griffiths "Ferrets for friends" / , B E Evans "The answer obviously is no" / , P Allison "The fulfilling of the law" / Natalia Ginzburg "My job" / James Hurst "The summer of two figs" / , John E Dineen "The Gods of Rome".

Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. First Edition. No dust jacket. Minor shelf wear to the spine. Light foxing to the page edges. Otherwise fine. A clear, bright copy within.

Condition: Good. 1953. First Edition. 176 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. London: Collins, 1948. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good. First Edition in original dust jacket. Very clean unfaded dark green cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Neatly penned previous owner inscription (1948) on front free endpaper. No other marks. 256 pgs. with index. Illustrated with photographs. Clean color illustrated dustjacket is not price clipped, has small edge chips, light creasing and short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A wonderful work on riding and horsemanship written primarily for young people with the idea of helping novice owners and riders. Information on riding to hounds, jumping, horse shows, hunter trials, gymkhanas, riding tours and camps, and more.

Condition: Acceptable. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A readable copy. All pages and the cover are intact (dust cover may be missing). Pages can include considerable notes--in pen or highlighter--but notes cannot obscure the text. Fair condition first edition hardback without dust jacket. Light wear to boards with tan to pages and exposed binding to front endpapers. Main text in good clean condition. Neat inscription to front endpaper.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Reprint. Very good, binding cocked, tiny 24 stamp on rear pastedown, gold stamping on spine faded, light off-setting to end papers. Very good price clipped dust jacket, 1 x 1 sextion torn off of top inner corner of front cover, top spine end chipped, tears on top edge of front cover, lightly soiled back cover.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Hardcover with green boards, illustrated with 76 photographs. Owner's name on the front endpaper. Fading to the spine. A little wear to the ends of the spine and tips of the boards.

Condition: Good. 1948. No Edition Remarks. 256 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st Edition hardcover in green paper covered boards that are slightly sprung with gilt spine title. Lightly brushed spine ends, tips still sharp. 256pp text is tight with a B/W photo frontispiece and PON on FEP with some handling soil and wrinkles from page turning throughout. Original clipped dj has light surface wear, has a couple closed tears and is chipping with partial title loss on the spine which has been repaired with matching paper and displays well in new mylar. Beginning with a brief history of the origin of the horse, it continues with an account of the various breeds of ponies which are to be found in Great Britain and the Eire. Then follow chapters on the care and training of ponies and on learning to ride them. Some chapters in the book are devoted to foxhunting, beginning with a short historical survey of Foxhunting through the Ages. Then follow chapters on Foxhounds and their life in Kennels, Behavior in the Hunting Field and Riding to Hounds. The section concludes with a realistic description of a day's hunting which can be enjoyed a boy (or girl) home for half-term. Other subjects include Hunter Trials, Point-to-Points, Showing and Jumping at Shows, Gymkhanas, Riding Tours and Camps. The book ends with an account of the Pony Club, giving examples of the knowledge that can be acquired by members as well as the fun they can get out of belonging to it.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Green covers. Lettering to spine which is very sunned. Internally no marks or spotting. A good clean copy.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. First Edition, 1953. A few small tears to the dust jacket. Foxing to the page edges. Contents clear and firm within. A good condition book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Hardback. No Jacket. First Edition.

First Edition. Previous owner's signature. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 56p., ill., 21cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Horse riding ; Instruction and guidance. Horses and ponies. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Elise Hurst (illustrator). 2nd Edition. Hardcover later edition 2006. This book is in near fine condition.

First edition. Gift inscription dated 1948 on front free end paper; binding tight; gilt title on spine dull; dust jacket worn & chipped at edges, with short tears & some loss; Used - Good. VG hardback in Fair dust jacket Used - Good. VG hardback in Fair dust jacket.

Condition: Good. Stofomslag beschadigd en op sommige plaatsen geplakt met plakband. Exlibris binnenzijde voorkaft. Stofomslag beschadigd. Boek is goed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 256 pages. No jacket. Green boards with gllt titles on spine. Inscription in ink on inside facing page. B/W photos. First publication. Good binding and pages clean, bright, Photograph available on request.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. Red bds with white title to spine. Sunning to spine and board edges. Some patchy soiling to bds. Partially glue repaired split to back spine edges. Fraying to spine ends. Small bump/fray to corners. B/W photographs. Some foxing. Bindings tight. Interior Good +.

Cloth Bound. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. A very good+ copy of the 1953 first edition. The red cloth binding, with white titles on spine, is in bright, tight condition. The 176-page text is in very good+, tight, clean condition, with no inscriptions. Mild age-toning of blank end papers. Dust jacket poor, with losses. Illustrated from photographs. See photos of this copy attacjed for further details of contents etc. (BM12).

First Edition. 1948 1st edition in tight binding with numerous B&W illustrations; dust jacket not price-clipped with wear, tear and small losses to edges and corners, especially top; page fore-edges yellowed; faint foxing to front free endpaper; pages slightly yellowed; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 176pp. Red cloth-covered boards, white titles on spine. 8vo. Spine sun faded where there is jacket loss and along edges. Bumped spine ends and bottom edges. Text block edges foxing. Light tanning and foxing to prelim pages. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has minor loss, shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price clipped. Hurst tells tales of hunting, fishing and shooting from following the foxhounds in 18th-century Shropshire when the celebrated John Corbet was Master of Foxhounds to recounting her own recollections of participating in field sports in England and Ireland.

First Edition. Previous owner's signature. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 56p., ill., 21cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Horse riding ; Instruction and guidance. Horses and ponies. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Publication of 176 pages. Frontispiece. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed and chipped pieces. The boards are in good condition. There is foxing on the block of the book. There are a few blue pen markings on the index page and minor scuffed marks on the top edge of the last two pages. No text has been affected, all pages are accessible. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.