FORES'S SPORTING NOTES & SKETCHES: a Quarterly Magazine Descriptive of British, Indian, Colonial and Foreign Sport. Volume VII 1890 - 1891: 32 Tinted Full Page Illustrations

Mason, Finch &Others

Published by Messrs. Fores, Piccadilly, London, 1891

About this Item

Attractive Red cloth cover with Black Illustration of Riders Foxhunting, with Gilt Lettering & Grounds on front. The same Illustration blind stamped on the back. Gilt lettering and riding cap & crop design to spine. Beveled edges. All page edges Gilt. 53 colourful Stories and articles. First story is "His Last Race", by Finch Mason. Others include " A chat about Water-Poaching" by J. Harrington Keene; A Bear Hunt - Man Leading" by Coulson Kernahan; "Sky-Larking on a Bicycle", by Wilf Pocklington; "A Polo Success", by Cuthbert Bradley and "A Day's Rabbit Coursing" by Bachelor. 304 Pages + 16 pages of Publisher's adverts. 8 3/4" Tall, 840g. 4 small holes in cloth, one on the letter "k" in the title and the other 3 on the edge of the spine (see photo). Some foxing to half title page and a little light foxing to title page. Only an occasional spot otherwise. Plates in very nice, clean condition. Please ask if you would like more pictures or information. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 009675

Bibliographic Details

• Title: FORES'S SPORTING NOTES & SKETCHES: a Quarterly Magazine Descriptive of British, Indian, Colonial and Foreign Sport. Volume VII 1890 - 1891: 32 Tinted Full Page Illustrations
• Publisher: Messrs. Fores, Piccadilly, London
• Publication Date: 1891
• Binding: Decorative Cloth
• Illustrator: Mason, Finch & Alexander, R.M. & Bradley, Cuthbert & Others
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Illustrated Books
  • Sports & Recreation
  • Antiquarian Books