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Walter Shaw Sparrow

British Sporting Artists From Barlow To Herring First Edition

John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd.

1922

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A finely bound first edition of Walter Shaw Sparrow's British Sporting Artists.

  • Walter Shaw Sparrow (Welsh).
  • London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd., 1922.
  • Small folio.
  • 27 illustrations in color, and 76 in black and white.
  • Bound in full red morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, spine panels and covers tooled with sporting devices, covers tooled with multi-interlaced designs, multi color morocco onlay depicting a horse jumping event, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, leather bookplate of Beeleigh Abbey, by Bayntun.

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Inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, internally clean and bright, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplate.

Minor signs of age and handling.

Dimensions

Height: 11.2 inches / 28.45 cm
Width: 9.2 inches / 23.37 cm

Feature(s)

First Edition

Language

English

Subject

Art, Architecture, Design, Visual Art, Illustrated, Fine bindings, Modern first editions, Sport and Leisure, History, British history, English literature and history

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