A Book of Sporting Painters by Sparrow, Walter Shaw - 1931

John Lane the Bodley Head. Collectible - Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. No Dust Jacket Spine cracked. (Sports, Hunting, Art) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1931. HC. very good, dark green buckram cloth (hardcover) NO DUSTJACKET. 136 B&W and color ill.. A Companion Volume of New Research to BRITISH SPORTING ARTISTS and ANGLING IN BRITISH ART." -- NO DUSTJACKET 240pp.

London: Lane, 1931. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Quarter inch closed tear to spine head, very mild fraying tear to spine head and foot, gently bumped and frayed corners, light soiling to spine and boards (mostly to rear board), faint soiling to fore-edges, ownership stamp to front pastedown, ink ownership inscription and two crossed words to front free endpaper, second ink ownership inscription to front endpaper, two tiny (less than quarter-inch) clipped holes to vii, about Very Good.. Dark green quarto, gilt to spine, gilt design to front board, xv, 240 pages, chiefly b&w plates (some color), genealogical table, facs. **A large, heavy book. Extra shipping charges may apply for international & expedited orders. Please inquire.** Painters -- Biography.

London / New York: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd. / Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. hardcover. Very Good. Name on front free end paper. Tape marks on front and rear free end papers. Slight edge wear to boards. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.

John Lane The Bodley Head, London, 1931,. 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, hardback, 4to, xvi,240pp, 15 colour plates, 121 halftone illustrations, scattered foxing, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, green cloth, gilt titles, board corneres bumped, slightly rubbed, Very Good / no dustwrapper .

John Lane The Bodley Head, London, 1931, 4to, xvi,240pp, 15 colour plates, 121 halftone illustrations,. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, hardback, scattered foxing, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, green cloth, hilt titles, Very Good / Fair dustwrapper; wrapper mostly complete but heavily worn, torn on spine edge and browned sellotape on edges .

London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1931. First edition (hardback). 4to (28cm by 23cm), xv, 240pp. 136 plates (15 in colour). Original green cloth, gilt titling to the spine. Boards lightly rubbed, endpapers browned, contents VG. Overall, this copy is in good to very good condition.

London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1931. First edition (hardback). 4to (28cm by 23cm), xv, 240pp. 136 plates (15 in colour). Original green cloth, gilt titling to the spine. Foxing to the preliminary pages; overall, this copy is in good to very good condition.

London / New York: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd / Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Very Good+ condition. Bright, clean, square. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked - some pages still unopened. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. First printing, with "First published in 1931" so stated on the copyright page. Illustrated with 136 plates, including 15 in beautiful full color. A history and survey of the life and work of sporting painters such as George Stubbs, Sawrey Gilpin, George C. Morland, James Ward, Ben Marshall, Charles Towne, William Huggins, and the Alken and Ferneley families. Includes a fold-out plate depicting the Alken family tree. Bound in the original gilt-stamped green cloth. Oversize Hardcover. 9.25" wide by 11.25" tall by 1.5" thick. This large, heavy book will require SUBSTANTIAL extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the… Read More

LONDON, JOHN LANE, 1931. HARDBACK. VERY GOOD. . FIRST EDITION QUARTO WITH 136 ILLUSTRATIONS A COMPANION VOLUME OF NEW RESEARCH TO 'BRITISH SPORTING ARTISTS' AND 'ANGLING IN BRITISH ART'. A VERY GOOD COPY IN A WORN DUSTWRAPPER. EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED.